October 21st, 2024 It’s me. Hi. I’m the enemy within. It’s me. It is really interesting to me how failing to address alienation in this country has exponentially produced more alienation. Allow me to explain? One the reasons social and political experts have given for the rise of Donald Trump is the alienation so manyContinue reading “The Anti-Hero”
Tag Archives: Hope
Say Aaahh
October 8th, 2024 What is education in a democracy? Why, education is how we make antibodies. I’m in college now, so I’m insufferable (“But you’ve always been insufferable!” you say and you are so right, ma’am); a lot of my studies so far have about our literacy. Reading, sure (literal literacy should never be takenContinue reading “Say Aaahh”
Contagious Magic
September 4th, 2024 It’s easy to feel disenchanted. Like every trick has been revealed and every rabbit is dead in its hat. But what if the natural state of this world is magic? What if all it takes is patience and our attention to unlock it? I repeat this idea to myself as I tryContinue reading “Contagious Magic”
Shake It Off
August 6th, 2024 I love Tim Walz. To be clear, when I say “love,” I mean I love him as a fellow dog dad and decent human being, not in some cult-like, vaguely-romantic way. I want to tell you a story about haters. I’ve worked in restaurants for a very long time. Maybe since theyContinue reading “Shake It Off”
If You’re Struggling…
July 30th, 2024 Hey, you. Yeah, you! This is a reminder post. When I first got sober over six years ago, I wrote about it a lot. I did that for several reasons (probably because I was still a little drunk, lol), but the most important was simple: I didn’t see anybody in my lifeContinue reading “If You’re Struggling…”
Two Sentences To Keep My Head Above Water
June 27th, 2024 This year, and for the past month specifically, it’s been hard for me to write stuff. Not my fiction stuff. That stuff is going strong. I’m in my vampire era and loving it. No, I’m talking about the real stuff I write here on the internet. I’m not treading water; I’m doggyContinue reading “Two Sentences To Keep My Head Above Water”
Manual Transmission
May 6th, 2024 One of the best parts of sobriety (and there are so many good parts; for example, I remember what happened every day for the past six-and-a-half years for better or, occasionally, for worse) is that most of the lessons I’ve learned while recovering have nothing to do with sobriety at all. IContinue reading “Manual Transmission”
soft
April 9th, 2024 It’s always curious to me when older people say that kids these days are soft. Isn’t that the point of modern society? Isn’t that the reason we evolve as a species? To let our children be softer, to encourage them to be kinder, to let them be a little gentler than theContinue reading “soft”
it’s me. hi.
March 17th, 2024 Oh, man, I can’t believe I’m about to do this but I’m going to solve all of the division in our truly divided country, right now. Are you ready for the secret? I honestly should charge for this kind of history-defining information, but I’m kind of a socialist Jesus-type, so here itContinue reading “it’s me. hi.”
Let Go
March 15th, 2024 My fingers are locked tight around the steering wheel. I imagine all the ways this could go wrong at any moment, the reheated leftovers of PTSD, driving a formally stolen car that tried to kill me last year. I wonder if I can get fast enough that my car could lift upContinue reading “Let Go”
The Den 