Hi friends, here are my most recent stories plus an oldie but goodie, my most popular social media post, and one story and life lesson from one of writing's greats. If you read further, then thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy. Cheers!
Story I Wrote: The Hot Summer of Benjy
My older brother JD burst through the front door at 11 p.m. carrying three cardboard boxes, the shells to heaven on my tongue...
Story I Wrote: Getting Beyond the Blah
“What would constitute a perfect day for you?” That’s the question I pulled from the mason jar holding 86 such questions, each written on a mini sticky note and then folded over. I named my creation Beyond the Blah Jar. My new girlfriend Anie had to answer per the rules of Beyond the Blah Jar...
Most Popular Post on Socials
While attending the gala for the org I volunteer for, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, I realized I've finally become capable of adulting...at least at the minimum effective dose...
Story I've Been Reading: Homeless and High
After I finished reading Denis Johnson's short story collection Jesus' Son, I wondered if he was one of the most talented writers ever. I felt like he deliberated about every word he used; I felt like it would have taken other writers many multiples of the words Johnson used to convey the same thing. Read anything of his, including this New Yorker essay, if you want to experience a master word artist...
From My Archives: My One Autumn with the Yankees
We're on the cusp of one of the best times of year for people passionate about pro sports in the U.S.: we have college and pro football, and the upcoming baseball playoffs. For many of us including me, that means we experience an increase in hatred for the New York Yankees. Except for that one autumn when the Yankees renewed me with joy when all seemed so lost...
“No more pretending for him! He was completely and openly a mess. Meanwhile the rest of us go on trying to fool each other." (Jesus' Son)
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