I can't tell you what time I woke, but it was dark and reality was fuzzy. I had just been somewhere else when my eyes cracked and the dream cracked with it.You're never far because we refuse to disagree on the value of a top sheet. One reach away and nothing between us.But…
This blog post was originally featured on an old blog I managed called Back to Being Gentlemen. That site is now defunct, but on a quick read, I found the content worthy of republication here with minimal edits.Hemingway is a bit of an acquired taste, but his influence on modern literature is unquestionable. His use…
Autumn has come a month too early.When I was flying down the roadand a cool breeze slid from its hiding placeto tug at the sides of my shirt,I could not ignore it.It was the face of a friend and mentorrapping my knucklesto prepare me for its lesson,as if to say, it's time to put away…
Sometimes,
when I sit alone at lunch
many seats comfortably away
from the nearest stranger,
it hits me.
It crushes me.The nervous anxiety of
a studying student
slowly eating their bowl of ramen.The giddy, awkward dance
of young love exhibited
by two fearful hopefuls
both freshly showered.The dutiful expression of industry
on the misfigured face
of a janitor,
a detail that means nothing,
and everything,
doing her job invisibly
among the…
Today is Cancer Survivor Day, which is a day I didn't know existed until my mom texted me with a heartfelt message of gratitude.It's been almost ten years since I was first diagnosed with Stage III Melanoma. I will never forget sitting in a dermatologist's office with my spouse, looking around at the doctor's family…
I use what's called a nanny cam to make sure my toddler stays in bed all night. It allows me to pull him up on my phone to see that he's jumping on the bed, tossing his books all over the floor, abandoned his covers and blankets to build a tower with his blocks, or…
This blog post was originally featured on an old blog I managed called Back to Being Gentlemen. That site is now defunct, but on a quick read, I found the content worthy of republication here with minimal edits.If you haven't read The Picture of Dorian Gray, it is one of my absolute favorites.…
Once upon a time, I ran a blog that encouraged me to seek out and memorize meaningful poetry. For whatever reason, I gravitated toward poets who have anchored themselves in the annals of tradition and time. Poets like Henley and Longfellow and Dickinson.Somehow, the poems of the modern age often strike me as…
Do you ever have too much up in the air at the same time?I'm up to my neck in research for my next historical fantasy series. It takes place during WWI, and it's been really eye-opening to dive into that history. Did you know that over the course of WWI, fifteen to twenty…
When I was in law school, I spent a lot of my time poring over dense technical readings for many hours on end. It was difficult to keep all of the competing abstract theories and reasonings straight in my head. Understanding the advanced theories on civil jurisdiction or the rule and perpetuities is enough to…