Sometimes the greatest of insights arise at the most unexpected of times. Good conversation can be the perfect lubricant to get ideas flowing and those mental gears turning. With permission, I've shared an existential concern of one of my dear friends below. The universe has decided to use my head as a data dump again, … Continue reading Conversation with a Friend
Category: Random Musings
A Journal Entry
I've decided to embark on a sort of experimental journey. Too often than not, my writing is hindered by an obsession for quality and unattainable perfection. This does nothing but keep me from publishing as much as I should, and it ingrains my practice with an overall sense of dissatisfaction. I need this to change … Continue reading A Journal Entry
Story Beginnings: The Concave
I flew high in the night, the wings of my soul perturbing the very aether that kept them aloft. Soaring above an icy expanse, my awareness flirted with oblivion, yet was held fixed by an ethereal river of light that I do not think mortal eyes could behold. Onward this great rush of luminosity propelled … Continue reading Story Beginnings: The Concave
Death: A Reality Check
I present a short musing that marks my hopefully triumphant return from the annals of writer's block and apathy. It's been too long since I've felt proud of a single sentence in anything I've written, including this. But how can I better perfect myself without even trying? Anyway, I digress. It's time to purge this … Continue reading Death: A Reality Check
Story Beginnings: The Beast
There was something not quite right about the way his eyes bored into mine. Like a feral animal, I felt him watching my every move with primal intensity. I wanted to flee back into the woods, to immerse myself in their security and camouflage. But something held me in place. A rigidity took hold of … Continue reading Story Beginnings: The Beast
An Update
The date in the corner of my computer reads Thursday, November 10, 2016. Within my own reality, most days seem to blur together. However, today marks an incongruous occasion. I am momentarily obliged to pierce the shroud of obscurity woven over my general livelihood. For those inquiring: I am fine. Life is good. Things are … Continue reading An Update
The Art of Wordsmithery: A Spiritual Experience
Writing for me has always been a bit like singing a song. It requires combining the melody of good syntax and diction with the soul of a purposeful theme. I can feel a profound sense of rhythm when I stumble upon just the right sequence of words. Its both liberating and enlightening to write with … Continue reading The Art of Wordsmithery: A Spiritual Experience
Political Apathy and the Status Quo
Columbia, Missouri — With the recent midterm elections resulting in a voter turnout rate of only 36.4 percent, it's becoming quite apparent that a plague of political apathy is taking the United States by storm. In fact, according to the New York Times Editorial Board, this has been the worst voter turnout in 72 years. … Continue reading Political Apathy and the Status Quo
Duality
I was recently lucky enough to attend a theatrical production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Located at The Talking Horse Theater here in Columbia Missouri, the performance was technically a final dress rehearsal prior to the initial opening. It left me pondering the various themes presented in this classical work, particularly the nature of duality within all humans. … Continue reading Duality
Fog of Glory
Throughout colonial Boston Massachusetts, until about 1770, Pope’s Day was celebrated to commemorate the discovery and thwarting of a Catholic plot to overthrow King James in 1605. Occurring on the 5th of November, this anti-catholic celebration served as a way to unify the colonists religiously and through their mutual hatred of the Catholic church. The … Continue reading Fog of Glory