There is no “I” in “CANCER” March 14, 2017 – Posted in: Inspiration, Non-Fiction, Real life, Thoughts

March 2017— One thing cancer has shown me is that no matter how much you prepare and educate yourself you can never fully understand the enormity of what it means to have cancer. Oh, I wasn’t diagnosed with cancer. My wife was. When one person is diagnosed with cancer, the ones closest to them are afflicted too. There’s no way around it. You can’t complain. You have no choice but to roll up your sleeves and…

It’s not whether you win or lose… February 15, 2017 – Posted in: Inspiration, Thoughts

February 2017— So, I entered a short story contest the other day. I receive various email updates from a myriad of writing sites and groups, one of which was notifying me that their short(er) story contest deadline was being extended. Normally, I pass these sorts of contests up for one reason or another (time, topic, there’s a fee involved, etc.), but this one peaked my interest because the entry was to be only 1000 words…

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All Things Being Equal May 2, 2014 – Posted in: Non-Fiction, Real life, Thoughts

May 2014 — So I bought a new pair of sneakers. I wore them for an entire day, but noticed that the right shoe squeaked more on bare floor surfaces. Just needs breaking in, I thought. At the end of the day I observed that both sneakers were identical except for the tread pattern on the bottom. As snap decisions go, I much preferred the tread on the left sneaker, with its dips and contours,…