A short story — He had enjoyed ten years of being totally irresponsible, living at home with his boring mother. She wasn’t always boring, but as she approached her seventies and without a husband at home to occupy her, she was as dull as you could get. Complacency was something he had grown accustomed…

discovering you’re not alone in your journey to be a success — The other night I found myself in a strange city with a musician and an actor. Both of which arguably have found more success than I have had as a writer. None of us had “hit it big”, but all of us were still toiling away at our craft. It…

A microcosm of aging — Remember the good old days? That’s a phrase only old people say. And I’m here to tell you I’m getting there. …

and no one is really to blame — This is my call to all you fellow humans out there. This isn’t going to come as a shock to anyone, but life is hard. I mean really hard. And most of us are doing our best. But what if that just isn’t good enough? Kids, pets, jobs, friends, family…

Don’t judge a book by its cover — http://gf.me/u/y24twa I’m turning 40 years old this year, and this is what my teeth look like. It’s something that has always been a source of anguish for me, spawning insecurity, anxiety and a lack of self-confidence. I have never fully shared how this has affected my life. But I would like…

No calls, no hangs, but you still like them, in theory. — We used to know everything about each other. We shared everything, our fears, our crushes, our lunch. Our Mom’s couldn’t even tell us apart on the phone. We were inseparable. Then life started moving, one of us went to college here and the other there. We didn’t hang out as…

A short story — I had just finished scraping the last of the egg yolk from my plate with a small square of toast when I heard her scream my name. The restaurant was barely full, so the syllables individually bounced off the walls and found their way into my booth. …

time anxiety is so real. — If there is one thing in my life that can mess up a vacation it’s my anxiety, specifically my over-focus on time. It’s something that drives my wife crazy and something that even medicated, I have yet to master. It all came to a head over the holidays when we…

Almost my whole life, I’ve been an early riser — It started at a young age. I would wake up before the sun, get dressed and ready for school on my own. Part of this may have had to do with my Dad working nights and not yet being home. …