Telling One’s Story
The telling of one’s story is a complicated and often tumultuous task, particularly for one whose heart beats to wax poetic. It’s a task that requires delving into the deepest corners of the soul, an unearthing of memories both beautiful and painful, a weaving of experiences and emotions into a narrative that’s both truthful and […]
Letting Myself in Between the Lines
As a creative youth, I often thought about ways of telling stories in new and unexpected ways. Yet, what emerged from my fingertips was often dry and totally devoid of personality. What went wrong? I didn’t let myself in between the lines. For so long, I felt all I’d ever amount to was a prolific […]
In Anticipation of Baseball Season
Ah, the sweet fragrance of freshly cut grass, the sound of leather gloves being broken in, the crack of a bat against a pitched ball. These are the sensory delights that signal the arrival of spring training, the lead-in to a new baseball season. As the first buds of spring bloom, the hearts of fans […]
Religion Should Be About Fellowship and Acceptance, Not Control
Religion is always at its best when it focuses on fellowship and acceptance, but it was only ever intended as a form of control.
Dreaming of An Endless Space
There she sits, dreaming up names for her heroes and heroines, her villains, and her trusty steed, or car, or spaceship.
Out of Focus
Being fuzzy and out of focus is not a new thing for me, nor is it new for many people. As I sit here, typing away at my keyboard, I can’t help but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information that bombards us every day. From news articles to social media updates, our world […]
Websites as Living Organisms
One of my favorite things about online publishing is that what’s posted online isn’t written in stone. A major drawback of traditional publishing is that once something is in print, it’s out there forever, immutable without the release of another edition. One common example of this drawback with traditional printing is how school textbooks must […]
The Slippery Slopes of Seeking Validation
We often spend too much of our time and energy seeking the validation of others. In fact, seeking validation isn’t just some curious human tendency; it becomes an addiction, one that can become a severe psychological problem. I’ve seen writers refer to the quest of validation like honeybees buzzing about in search of nectar. Human […]