Listen, I Heard You

Many times when I’m out in public, I’ll give or receive either a few friendly words or a hello gesture, whether it be a nod or a smile, to a complete stranger. If I’m on the receiving end of such an occurrence, often times it’s because I’ve already made eye contact and offered a [...]

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Dream Home

I’m not the type of person who has vivid, memorable dreams very often. If I suddenly wake up kind of scared (and relieved), I know that I probably had a bad dream - I just don’t remember what it was, and thankfully so. Other times I’ll wake up disappointed, realizing that whatever had [...]

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Feel My World Shake

My family moved around a lot throughout my childhood - Nebraska, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Florida - but if I’m ever asked where I grew up, my answer will always be Indiana - in particular, Evansville. I still have a good amount of family living there, and in a few short months I [...]

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Don’t Cry Because It’s Over; Smile Because It Happened

Hey baby,
I can’t believe how hard it has been for me to get up the nerve to write this letter; one would think we’ve been together for years. Just try to keep the big picture in mind when you read what I’m about to say. I mean, it really has only been four [...]

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(P)Oops, I Did It Again

I’ve done plenty of embarrassing and/or stupid things in my life, especially when I was younger.
OK, mostly when I was younger.
(Who am I kidding?)
Anyway, here is one such story; a story that, twenty-one years later, my brother David will not let me forget. He loves telling people this story. I might as well [...]

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I’ll Try the Steak; Hold the Small Talk

I realize that the ability to conduct small talk is a social skill. I wonder… what do they call “the inability to enjoy” it? Inhuman? Could it be a genetic trait? (I can picture my grandpa coming up with witty retorts (read: the straightforward kind of witty (OK [...]

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