I try not to get derailed by what is going on in the world, but sometimes it slams into you and leaves you reeling. Who would have thought that what happened today was possible? I am guilty myself of thinking that there was a lot of empty rhetoric there. I had them pegged as hateful… Read More Wednesday

My wife was suffering from toothache last night. It is one of those unique pains that it is hard to tamp down even with pain killers. She gargled salt water and ACD. We tried all kinds of things. It was getting late, and in order for us both not to be toast the next day… Read More Tuesday

Cramming so much into a night. Writing my ass off. Some people will occasionally ask me how I write so much, and the answer is simple — I sit down and I hammer the keyboard in every spare moment. I have created many frameworks that I can drop into and just play with my literary… Read More Monday

I spent a chunk of the day digging through and trying to decipher the story of my ancestors. It was a big thing back in the day to have a grandfather and his kids and his grandkids all with the same damned name. It makes the whole process really painful, and jesus, I have to… Read More Sunday

Today changed shape rapidly under the unique pressures of a possible COVID contact. It is the new normal, that the possibilities of the week can be entirely upended and reframed by a single careless act. Sometimes I pick up that map and look at the world describes and I find myself deep into the truth… Read More Saturday

Activities that you love are not always activities that you can be consistent with, try as you may. My creative ambitions at the start of the year are as shiny as new year resolutions, but that does not mean that they will be held too. I have done a lot today, but today is one… Read More Friday