Tag: happiness
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For the Love of Poetry
It used to be all the time. Writing poetry was a standard part of my writing diet. It was honestly a big impact on how I styled my prose, such as with my novels. I tried writing in a more poetic tone wherever I could. Eventually I grew away from it, instead focusing elsewhere. But […]
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Oh Thanksgiving, where’d you go?
It happened already. Since Halloween really. Stores looked as though Christmas had invaded. Even a local radio station here in Chicago switched over to all-Xmas formatting a week after Halloween. Now with only 2 days left until Thanksgiving, I feel that I am already finished with Christmas. And that’s a shame. Growing up I loved […]
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In a Moment
Our daily lives are filled with the times where we don’t think of it. At a moment’s notice, everything can change. It’s a startling fact I have been taught on so many occasions it becomes boggling to the mind that I don’t take the lesson more seriously. Everything can go from fine to horrible in […]
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Learning to Like
Having just finished watching all the Star Wars movies with my son to catch him up to The Last Jedi, I’ve been thinking a lot about these movies, their flaws, and the general sense of feeling I get from them. Watching my son live through the sadness and excitement has given me a new perspective […]
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Two Fears
I had written the bulk of this post days ago thinking that I would not post it. It was another instance of a thought that wasn’t fully formed, that I was trying to write to grab onto an understanding of an idea. But I had a change of heart. Below is what I wrote out […]
Jeremy C Kester 