Yes, I failed. No, I am not a failure.
Today was the submission deadline for the Loft Literary Center’s Mentor Series. I have known about this program, and the deadline, for nearly two mont...
Author: Aldean
Tears in my beer
I knew I was dangerously short of sleep when I broke down weeping while reading an article about Leinenkugel Brewing’s newest product, a 8.9% ABV India ...
Unfinished tales
A new volume has been added to my Tolkien collection of roughly 200 volumes. The fact that I do not know precisely how many is perhaps more indicative ...
Panic Box
I threw away my Panic Box today. I have never felt terribly secure at my new place of employment. Not that I felt unequal to the tasks assigned me; ra...
The Second Joyful Mystery: The Visitation
Eagerness. That single word sums up this entire story for me, as well as the central challenge that it sparks in my soul every time I reflect upon this mys...