As some of you know, my wife and I were quarantined with COVID symptoms over the holidays. We’re all recovered and okay, but I missed my usual… Read more “Rearview Review: 2020”
Tag: life lesson
Christmas: 2020 Revision
Yesterday, my daughter turned one. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. 2020 was horrible for a lot of people, and I know that. It was a year we’ll all… Read more “Christmas: 2020 Revision”
Some Satire
Welcome back to the blog, or welcome to the blog for the first time! I hope everyone had the best Thanksgiving they could, under the circumstances. It’s… Read more “Some Satire”
Short Story: It Comes When It Needs To
Heads up: this week’s blog post contains some language. It Comes When It Needs To by Benjamin J. Law “I hadn’t taken a shit in nearly… Read more “Short Story: It Comes When It Needs To”
Why I Write
Words often fail me. I don’t mean the words themselves. Spoken words and written words–like anything else–are only as good as the person using them. I mean… Read more “Why I Write”
The Struggles of Independence
Every year a new army of “kids” set out into the world with an eye to beat their own path, carve their own destiny. For some, this… Read more “The Struggles of Independence”
Success [sac•ri•fice]
What success is depends on the person who hunts it. Success can be true love. Success can be wealth. Success can be humility. Success can be power.… Read more “Success [sac•ri•fice]”
What I’ve Learned from a 10-Year+ Friendship
(Mat and I, posing for our once-active Facebook page. 2010.) Mat and I met in the late 2000’s when I still lived in Arizona. We went… Read more “What I’ve Learned from a 10-Year+ Friendship”
