Today is my mother’s birthday, and it coincides with the birth of a rock and roll legend, the late Chris Cornell. Since his passing, I’ve done like most fans; I play a few records and remember the good days of buying a CD, but this year, it’s different. …

In undergrad, my mentor once asked the class to define their writing process. Upon completing this assignment, I discovered that my process was no different than SpongeBob’s when he had to write an essay for his driver’s-ed teacher. It took him almost six hours just to put the word ‘the’…