The rambling road through grad school classes…

You gotta love you some online classes, every once in a while. I banged this out over the weekend for one of mine, destined for a professor who specifically asked that we creative types showcase some our talents. Well, he asked for it: [In response to suffering through Between the Acts by English author and … Continue reading The rambling road through grad school classes…

The rambling road through grad school classes…

You gotta love you some online classes, every once in a while. I banged this out over the weekend for one of mine, destined for a professor who specifically asked that we creative types showcase some our talents. Well, he asked for it:[In response to suffering through Between the Acts by English author and early … Continue reading The rambling road through grad school classes…

Excerpt from ‘Trouble in Paradise’ (Or Senior Living at Its Finest) Part II

Everything had been daisies until about a month ago, when the kids turned up with all their ingrate little brats to celebrate his ninety-fourth. Mind you, Paul hadn’tseen any of his five children since they laid poor Annie to rest nine months earlier, yet here they all were without so much as a phone call. … Continue reading Excerpt from ‘Trouble in Paradise’ (Or Senior Living at Its Finest) Part II

Excerpt from a piece called ‘Trouble in Paradise’ (Or, Senior Living at Its Finest) Part 1…

Paul knew Janice was pissed as soon as he rounded the corner. She crossed her arms over her fleshy breasts as her ample hips shifted her entire weight from one leg to the other, just so she’d have a better angle to glare at him from behind the reinforced glass, Paul figured. Her widow’s peak, … Continue reading Excerpt from a piece called ‘Trouble in Paradise’ (Or, Senior Living at Its Finest) Part 1…

Overcoming the I don’t wannas…

“Writing is hard for every last one of us — straight white men included. Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig.”Cheryl Strayed, author of the 2012 bestseller Wild, later made into a 2014 film … Continue reading Overcoming the I don’t wannas…