I’m as surprised as you are. I stumbled upon a piece about how influencers weren’t reading people’s stories, so the collective “we” should stop reading theirs. It wasn’t the actual article that got my attention. It was a comment posted Read more…

Here’s my personal experience. If you’ve never actually been to a therapist to help deal with stress or other life-related crap, chances are you’ve heard that they exist, both the therapist and the life-related crap. No? Well, then you must Read more…

Tattle tales of the corporate ladder I’m a freelance writer for a reason. For the times when I chose to work for the man, I felt caged, controlled, and almost angry at myself for allowing myself to be belittled regularly. Read more…

There are so many non-believers in what we’re capable of. When I was fresh out of high school, I was having a discussion with my brother-in-law about my career. He worked a 7–3:30 job at the time making a pretty standard Read more…

Sure you can do it all, but you shouldn’t. I have a habit of looking around and noticing things. As I sat in the restaurant, everything seemed to be where it belonged. Customers dining, getting up and making way for Read more…

The consequences of our actions. The word consequence to me always seemed negative. Whenever I think about it, rarely do people say, “Think of the benefits of your actions.” It always seems to be more about being careful about what Read more…

I do it for both of us. If we’re being honest, we understand that life isn’t perfect for any of us. We may not have the same issues as the people around us, but our issues are important. They take Read more…

Just say the thing. I’ll start. GSW (tap, tap, tap, tap, tap) Gun shot wound (tap, tap, tap) That is all.

I honestly have no idea how I was even allowed to become a musician. I was a seventies kid who liked to play in the dirt. When I was eight years old, I was at a pool with tons of Read more…

Follow the rules but don’t be boring. There are a thousand articles featuring the best tips on how to be a better writer. I still read most of them that pop up as being recommended for me on a given platform. Read more…