Human nature is not black, or white, or brown
It’s Christmas, some thoughts
Hello World! Like many of you, I am spending this wonderful day with family, opening presents, and feeling ever so thankful for this life. The coffee is hot, the waffles are fresh, and the volume from my platoon of children ticks ever higher. While I reflect on these moments, I remember that there are many…
A Thanksgiving Invitation
... the desire to help others who are poor and homeless is not just a Christian thing, but a human thing.
Prose.
Prose. I have always wondered at this word. It is endlessly intellectual. Eloquent. A word that seems to exist in a higher heaven than I. An assignment at university demands: “use your best prose.” What prose? I was not issued prose like socks from a military supply room. I do not slip my feet into…
To “Said”, or not to “Said”
I use "said" when something MUST be said and nothing else CAN be said. Otherwise, I avoid it.
FBI FOIA Response
It seems the records I requested were either destroyed or transferred elsewhere.
Freedom of Information, FOIA-veryone!
The basic function of the Freedom of Information Act is to ensure informed citizens, vital to the functioning of a democratic society.
Three months at a book store
A little over three months ago, I took a part time position in a book store. This is a reflection on that time... Most of the employees who hold my same position are either in high school, or about to graduate. There are one or two in their early twenties who are also plodding through…
What would I tell myself?
Earlier today, I was surfing Twitter, as I usually do when I'm smoking or trying to avoid doing something. (I'm @written_lit. Check me out!) Anyway, one of the Twits I follow in the #WritingCommunity posted a question: If you could give your 21-year-old self advice, what would it be? Normally, I would tweet something pithy…
Pen names, per chance?
Spring break is upon us in northern Virginia, and I am at home this week with all six of the kids. I've often envied my wife that she is permitted to leave the house each day for work, unfettered by children. Though they can be tiresome and emotionally taxing, I enjoy the moments I have…
