stories

Where are your favorite local places to go when you are traveling? You know, the places that really give you the “flavor” for the locale, so to speak. I have a colleague who always goes into Laundromats and supermarkets when he goes to a new city. He believes that you can always know the character of a place based upon those two shops.  Read More »

We live in the time of sequels, nothing original is coming out of Hollywood anymore. Gone are the days when movies like American Beauty graced the silver screen. Now it seems that we can only look forward to the next Spider-man, National Treasure, Indiana Jones, etc.  Read More »

Ever since I was given the writing prompt about what my names are, I have been obsessed with what we call each other.  Names are not so simple as we would like to think.  Our names are our identities.  So what is your name?  What story does your name tell?  Where does it come from?  Where has it been?

I've had lots of names.  We'll start with the original:  Read More »

March 24, 2006  Read More »

Yes, rambling is ALWAYS a great thing to do. You just kinda say whatever and make no real point. It's fun when talking to friends because they have no freaking idea what you're talking about...  Read More »

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I think stories are incredibly important, especially the ones we
tell about our lives and our collective past. They make absolutely
horrible experiences bearable and often meaningful. Pain without a
purpose is terrifying.  Read More »