It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this. Some of the earliest, most indelible memories some of my generation has when it comes to video games involve taking a sword from an old man who just spoke those fateful words. “It’s dangerous to go alone.” The world is going to try and kill you. Monsters prowl… Continue reading Why Take This Matters
Tag: personal
500 Words On Productivity
To be honest, I kind of hate the word ‘productivity’. I hate the connotation that human beings need to produce to be valuable. Tireless housewives & househusbands produce nothing other than hot meals, clean laundry, and support for their hard-working spouses. Why should they be valued as lesser than someone who spends 18 hours of… Continue reading 500 Words On Productivity
Lather, Rinse, Repeat
I know I said that reviews would be happening on Fridays, and I’m bound to have something worth reviewing next week. This week, though, has been difficult. I still don’t believe this is the space for me to delve too deeply into my personal headspace difficulties. That’s what Tumblr’s for, and I posted over there… Continue reading Lather, Rinse, Repeat
New Year's Changes
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted lists of resolutions or any of the other traditional things that ring in the new year. You may have also noticed that I’m having a bit of a struggle maintaining the old schedule I used to have of what gets posted when. There are reasons for both… Continue reading New Year's Changes
Continuing Education
A rather large book arrived from Amazon yesterday. It’s a prep book for the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE. I rented it with the intent of taking the daunting test, and returning to graduate school. The question is, once I have a Masters of Fine Arts in, for example, Creative Writing, what will I do… Continue reading Continuing Education
So This Is Christmas
Hanukkah has come and gone, Christmas is right around the corner, and Kwanzaa begins right after that. We’re in the thick of what’s colloquially known as ‘the holiday season’. This is a time of warm wishes and good cheer. I certainly hope you have both of those. Me, I’m struggling. Don’t get me wrong, I’m… Continue reading So This Is Christmas
What Is Your Profession?
Given everything that happened this past week and a half, it probably comes as no surprise that I made no progress in Cold Streets. I’m not certain where my Waterman pen is located. I took a sick day and still ended up doing dayjob work from home. Life still feels in upheaval, like all of… Continue reading What Is Your Profession?
A Personal Day
I exhausted a good portion of my morning energy laying out some personal thoughts over on Tumblr. I don’t like putting deeply personal stuff here if I can help it, but if you’re curious as to what my actual internal headspace looks like, give the above a click. It’s a bit long and I’m completely… Continue reading A Personal Day
Dad Bias
This weekend turned out to be busier than I thought it would be. Hence, no flash fiction until tomorrow. And it’s going to be difficult for me. I have to write about a “bad dad”. I have to say my exposure to examples that I can relate to personally is somewhat limited, because I’ve been… Continue reading Dad Bias
Writer Report: Let's Get Personal
Before you read the following, if you haven’t already, you should read this, the return of Hyperbole and a Half and her description of the last eighteen months or so of her life. I know this may seem a bit like I’m riding on her coattails, but after I carefully read her post, I found… Continue reading Writer Report: Let's Get Personal
