I recently walked the half mile home from the full time job on a beautiful late spring afternoon. The sun was shining in a sky littered with giant puffy clouds. There was a breeze that kept the walk comfortable. I had some music going via my phone and my wireless earbuds. I was looking forward […]
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Perspective
I recently flew back home to my little swath of the Midwest after visiting family in the Golden State. My flight originated at Los Angeles International Airport, known as LAX. There are a number of airports I could have chosen to fly from, since I was visiting Orange County. Yet, I decided to fly from […]
Home
I’m currently sitting on the steps of the front porch of my parents’ home in Orange County, California. I am on my last full day of my trip back “home.” It’s been a short trip, since I didn’t know how long exactly to plan for and didn’t want to use up too much of my […]
Traveling
As I sit here in the early morning darkness, enjoying the melody of the birds as I drink my first cup of coffee in the front room of my parents’ home in the state I spent twenty years of my life in, I am taking a moment to reflect on the day I had yesterday. […]
Favorite Teachers: Mrs. Jones
It’s teacher appreciation week in most of the United States, and since I think a great deal about the teachers I have had over the years, I decided to try to write about some of them this week. By no means is this a comprehensive list. But I continue my posts with one of the […]
Favorite Teachers: Miss Goettinger
It’s teacher appreciation week in most of the United States, and since I think a great deal about the teachers I have had over the years, I decided to try to write about some of them this week. By no means is this a comprehensive list. But I continue my posts with one of the […]
Newest Novella Released!
I’d like to take a moment to announce that the newest novella in my Portals Series has been released. This one is titled Little Sprite and was a fun story to write. I don’t usually do this, but I wanted to explain where one of the ideas of this story came from, since I cannot […]
Family
Some in my innermost circle know I have an often tenuous relationship with certain members of my family. I don’t go into details about it on public forums, but I share privately about some of the struggles I have with those people. It’s a battle that sometimes is challenging mentally and physically for me to […]
Learning to Dance Again
The other night, the other half and I, along with a good friend of ours, went to our local zoo for a fundraising event called the Wild Lights Festival. There were illuminated lanterns everywhere depicting many mythological creatures, endangered animals and more. Even though a thunderstorm was rolling in, we decided to go, since it […]
Sadness
It is one of those mysteries of life that just yesterday I wrote about joy. Today, I am writing about sorrow. Today, I write about grief. Today, I write about loss. For you see, the world is just a little less brighter today. In the past two days, I have lost one influence from my […]