James KeenanAn Escapist’s Tale of OCPD (or What Makes a Good Man?)I have memories of walking around my college campus before evening class in the autumn. I was still using a portable CD player, and my…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
James KeenanDunning-Kruger Is My Middle Name: Empathy, Knowing How Much I Don’t Know, and Struggling in a…Where even to start? There is the mask requirement debate or the “Karen” response or the even broader state of discourse. There is the…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
James KeenanLittle Voice: An Introvert’s Guide to “Hearing” ThoughtsSocial media was abuzz for some time about thinking tendencies. Some people, like yours truly, “hear” themselves when thinking. There’s a…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
James KeenanChildren Are Not the FutureEarn good grades and stay out of trouble. That gets you into a good college. Do well in college. That gets you a good job; ideally, it…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020
James KeenanSociety Treats Individuals Differently — It Cannot Treat Them DiscriminatelyHumans were once hunters and gatherers. If the food became scarce in one region, the humans would have to move to another to feed…May 30, 2020May 30, 2020
James KeenanExceptional AmericaMy whole life, I believed that America was number one. That was the saying; not “America is number two.” England is number, and China…May 30, 2020May 30, 2020
James KeenanAnxiety or COVID? Advice from Someone with Medical AnxietyOne cannot downplay the seriousness of the situation. We have a novel virus spreading like wildfire among our communities right now in…Mar 20, 2020Mar 20, 2020
James KeenanDemocracy (as Oppression by Simple Majority)Of this I am certain, that in a democracy the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppression upon the…Feb 22, 2020Feb 22, 2020
James KeenanHow Do I Start Writing?The following is personal advice mixed with a heavy dose of professional advice from Lajos Egri ( The Art of Dramatic Writing) and Stephen…Jan 26, 2020Jan 26, 2020
James KeenaninThe StartupThree (Friendly) Complaints from a Fiction Writer to Readerstl;dr version: fiction and non-fiction are two separate things.Jan 25, 2020Jan 25, 2020