This week we will shine a bright spotlight on the title of this piece. Let me preface by telling you that there are no jokes in here. I feel the need to put that front and center since I am usually (always) clowning around. Earlier this week, I travelled to Philadelphia for scheduled medical visits. … Continue reading FRIENDS
Tag: writing
COLLEGE JAZZ
My love of jazz music began in college when I actually began to understand how to listen to it. This truly American art form can only be appreciated in full when you know what to do with your ears. As soon as you realize that the soloist is making things up on the spot that … Continue reading COLLEGE JAZZ
IT SHAPED ME
Childhood. Everything that is right and wrong with all of us stems from it. Of course there are exceptions and growth can be made, but when we peel back layers and layers of armor that we all wear, we invariably come to look upon these formative years as the catalyst that has shaped the person … Continue reading IT SHAPED ME
I THINK…
I think that I have finally figured out why I write each week. I tell people that it's therapeutic for me to put thoughts into words and then send them out into a place that will transcend time and space. Sounds pretty deep yeah? Bullshit. I write because it proves to me that I am … Continue reading I THINK…
IN THE RIGHT ORDER
I've written about this before, but if words are put in the right order they can build, destroy, invent, kill, praise or humble the reader. I don't claim to put the words in the right order too often but when I get close, I love sharing them with you. To be honest, I've spent a … Continue reading IN THE RIGHT ORDER
TICK TICK TICK
“I counted my years and realised that I have less time to live by, than I have lived so far. I feel like a child who won a pack of candies: at first, he ate them with pleasure but when he realized that there was little left, he began to taste them intensely. I have … Continue reading TICK TICK TICK
INSIDE
While I am in the recovery hospital, I have been reading a book about future human travel to Mars. It is more of a human science book, but not dry like a textbook. I cannot help but draw comparisons from an early chapter to my early chapter of when my health went haywire in January. … Continue reading INSIDE
