I THOUGHT THIS WAS WORTH SHARING

Piling on the platitudes.

Get in the wagon, losers, we’re hittin’ the frontier.

Gonna start dropping these into casual conversation, see what happens.

I’m just procrastinating from other assignments at this point.

If you’re gonna give it a go, proceed with caution.

Might mess around and add these to my lexicon.

I really like to lean in.

I’m gonna start using these in casual conversation, see if any stick.

For a minute there, I lost myself.

No spoilers. I promise.

The latest in a series where I write about whatever someone asks/tells me to write about.

Can’t wait for your impending nuptials!

Fiction

Of all the Targets in the Greater Chicago Area…

Flash Nonfiction

Sometimes it’s a long walk to get ripped.

“If you’re gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough.”

There are hundreds, but a single sentiment stands out.

Sometimes we all do something a little uncharacteristic in an attempt to figure some things out.

Here’s to another year of attempting to explain myself to total strangers.

You gotta do what you gotta do to keep The Silence from settling in and having its way with you.

It’s quite a move.

It’s kind of an interesting exercise that I was supposed to apply to potential characters for a story I’m working on — but chose to try on…

Just thought you should know.