Writing

I’ve always been plagued by the the grave misfortune of having too many interests. Now, in my mind, this is not a bad problem to have. It means I’m almost never bored. It means I am constantly excited about life and the possibilities therein. But it also means that I just don’t have enough time…

  The past month or so has been stuffed to the gills with packing, moving and related activities. Although it was all necessary and I even managed to cram in a lot of fun events and a little relaxation, it’s largely taken me away from writing. I have felt drained mentally and emotionally for quite a while…

As a Minnesotan and resident of Minneapolis, the recent passing of Prince has been impossible not to notice. While never my favorite artist, I have had a lifelong appreciation for this man. Some of that appreciation stems simply from the fact that he was a hometown kid. Arguably, Minnesota’s most famous artist. Prince chose to…

For some lucky folks, existential, quarter-life and mid-life crises come naturally. You may not be one of them, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the fun. Below is a step-by-step guide full of suggestions to get you started having your very own emotional crises. With enough practice, you can train yourself to have a…

How dare you. How. Dare. You. Sir. Or. Madam. This was going to be a perfectly good Monday. You know, as good as Mondays can be, at any rate. And now this. Now I have to pencil a panic attack into an otherwise relatively stress-free morning. Did you think about that? Of course you didn’t!…

Just for fun, I thought I would share a few of my more recent drawings. Though I’ve always enjoyed all types of art, I never was much good at drawing as a younger person. My brother, however, really enjoys it and by now has become quite accomplished. Naturally, I assumed that if he could do it…I could probably do it…

A great many of us are familiar with Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Most students in the last few generations read it at least once as part of their schooling. Even Rob Gronkowski has read it. It’s made all kinds of book lists in the last few decades, and I know many a person…