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Dreams vs Reality
When we are younger, the world seems much simpler. The jobs we want to be when we grow up are simpler, more heroic, or just innocent. I had wanted to be the next Albert Einstein when I was younger. Later, a writer. A poet. Eventually, reality strikes us all and we start to think that…
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When a Worm Gets in Your Ear
I have a song stuck in my head. Frankly, I am obsessed with the song at the moment. So now I am going to give you the privilege of hearing it too. “Classic” by The Knocks (featuring Powers)
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To Do in 2018

I have one genuine resolution in 2018: get my writing career off the ground. As I’ve stated before, it’s the same every year. But let’s face it, it’s vague. And vague goals don’t get accomplished. After another frustrating day dealing with the seeds of greed, I decided that I need a better approach to making…
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Pondering in 2018

Happy New Year, all! I hope that everyone had a fun and happy holiday. Kicking off the 2018 I decided that I wanted to put out one of my posts where I ponder something through writing it out. Specifically I wanted to ponder the idea of books and traditional publishing and the seeming difficulty that…
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2017 Comes to an End

It is the last day in 2017 and the first day my family and I are back in Illinois. For Christmas we had traveled to see our families back in Philadelphia, where we are from. We drove, which after yesterday’s travels of snow through the mountains of Pennsylvania and then white-out conditions through Ohio, was…