My four-month-old is a tyrant. Have you ever seen those memes that read, Have a kid. It’ll be fun, they said? There’s typically a picture of a tired parent with their hair all disheveled, sitting in the middle of a living room with a puke stain on their shirt, toys …
There’s not enough sage in the world to get rid of the ghost that haunts my home. In the past, I’ve cleansed all the entryways, spraying them with a witchy formula my west coast friend prepared by mixing water from the low tide of the Pacific Ocean and adding purified …
I’ve wandered this land for over a hundred and twenty days. Just me and my dog, trekking through high tides and low desert sands. We fight monsters at both three in the morning and three in the afternoon. They come in droves. Swirling in uneven intervals like crows taking turns …
How many writers does it take to figure out an organization system? I’m not sure either. You see, a group of eight to ten weirdo writer people video chat every Wednesday morning to talk about writing stuff. And since we have no agenda, the topics vary considerably; not just each …
It’s been 13 days since my wife of thirty years left me. Yes, she left me for frozen corn and soybean farms. I’m withering away to nothing. No more gourmet meals on Sundays. No more meeting in the lunch room everyday in between calls. No more…of a lot of things. …
If you’ve been lucky enough to experience the Blizzard of 2026, then you understand the struggles of tundra living. Over the past week, it feels like we’ve been confined (or imprisoned depending how you look at things) in the house for the last 107 days of January. Not only did …
Most of the memes on social media depict this past year as one big dumpster fire. And frankly, I’m not arguing that point. According to eastern astrology, 2025 was the year of the snake. For some, that snake attacked with vengeance, striking at the vulnerable, and squeezing the life out …
I may or not be the best role model to young people. And since the verdict is still out, let me explain my side of the story. Kids are always being told what to do, but not given the how’s or the why’s of life’s meaning. I mean, how many …
A bunch of teenage boys hung out here for a week. Wait. That doesn’t sound socially or ethically acceptable. Let me start over. My “sister-in-law” brought her two boys here to visit. One is eight and quite a handful. Seriously, he doesn’t have a stop button. Just Go! All-the-time! And …
Expiration dates aren’t real. They put those little stamps on the outside of the packaging to make us think the product has gone bad. Then, they tell us to throw out the perfectly good moldy stuff, because they want us to purchase more product. So wasteful! Bottom line, I’m not …
