Patrick KirklandinCoffee KidCan Curious be Good?I said the other day it’d be easier to jump in front of a train than to write. Let’s be clear, that’s not an effort to kill yourself…3 min read·May 23, 2019----
Patrick KirklandinCoffee KidWriting Used to be EasierStepping in front of a train is easier than getting out of writer’s block.4 min read·May 16, 2019----
Patrick KirklandinCoffee KidThere’s a reason there are no stories here yet.It’s taken me years to say out loud that I have problems opening up. It’s not a secret, it’s how it’s been for all of my life. Family…4 min read·May 7, 2019----
Patrick KirklandinGive Me Back My PenImpostor Syndrome, Writer’s Block and Me.Five years.7 min read·Aug 20, 2018----
Patrick KirklandinGive Me Back My PenNo one has all the answers. That’s why you’re here.You who asks all the questions, who rambles on and on like the incessant knocking of a woodpecker. What is it? How’d it get there? Who’s…2 min read·Oct 10, 2017----
Patrick KirklandinGive Me Back My PenWhen Resistance WinsNot just hits, but wins. Total, complete destruction. Idol despair. Isolation. When you can’t fathom your next move because every turn…3 min read·Sep 26, 2017----
Patrick KirklandinGive Me Back My PenHang Your Balls Out There“That’s how you become great man. Hang your balls out there” - Copy Store Clerk; Jerry Maguire, written by Cameron Crowe2 min read·May 11, 2017----
Patrick KirklandinGive Me Back My Pen“Hitler Needs to be Laughed At.”Dearest Actors, Entertainers, Filmmakers, Artists and Writers:6 min read·Jan 28, 2017----
Patrick KirklandinGive Me Back My PenSearching for HomeIn the first act (read: 20 minutes) of Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said,” Eva (Julia-Louis Dreyfuss) introduces herself to Marianne, played…7 min read·Jul 12, 2016----
Patrick KirklandinGive Me Back My PenFabio Works Out at my GymThat mother fucker.3 min read·Jul 12, 2016----