I remember feeling invisible. It was some season or other, warm enough to spend time outside just shooting the shit. I stood beside my dad in a friend’s side yard, in a group of people circled up …
Goodbye (and Living Forever in Memory)
Late last night, I said goodbye to my best friend. Today, the words still hurt, and I imagine that they will for a while. It’s always hard to lose someone or something special in your life, and the …
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Before You Quit Writing, Read This
A little under a year ago, a friend of mine started a writing group. His intention was for this to be a different kind of writing group, one where writers could come together and support each other, …
2012 (A Year in Review)
2012 was the year that it was all supposed to end (again). December 21 wasn’t that long ago, and it turns out the Mayan calendar didn’t foretell the end of the world. Maybe it was just a big shift in …
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (and other fun developments)
It’s that time again. Another Tuesday rolls around, and with it another opportunity to reevaluate the purpose behind this blog. Next month will mark a year of weekly posts, never a skipped week, …
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Personal “Sacrifice” (and the greater good)
Our society tends to understand when people move up, move away and on to better things, but that understanding fades when they see someone’s actions as giving up something that they have earned. We …
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