I struggle with promoting myself as a writer. From the articles I’m reading, this is a common problem in just about every field. The internet is loaded with tips about the struggle of people who feel like assholes when they say something good about themselves. I don’t know about you guys, but whenever I post… Continue reading The Struggles of Self Promotion from an 8th Grade Nothing
I was once outgoing and charming. Here’s a picture of me before the pandemic: Fabulously dressed, mingling, rattling off Churchill-caliber one liners with a martini in one hand and a long stem cigarette in the other. This is me now: In seven months I’ve gone from social butterfly to earthworm. And before I launch into… Continue reading COVID Infected My Social Skills
First, isn’t morsel a great word? Two-syllabled, bite-sized if you will, with a delightful cadence. You could even turn it into a name if you stressed the second syllable – Morsell. But that’s not what I’m here to talk about. I have a variety pack of updates, which I will give you randomly with no… Continue reading Variety Pack of Morsels
No joke, I’ve been working to the sound of a crackling fire place on Youtube for the last two days. Check it out: Look at this library. Listen to this fireplace. Listen to it FOR TEN HOURS because that is how long the crackling goes on for. I want this exact room, except with a… Continue reading Fire Crackle
I turned off my phone the other night. It felt weird, but I’d gotten advice from an unlikely source that it might be a good idea. I listen to a fitness podcast called Thick Thighs Save Lives. As a person who enjoys exercising and overeating, I find it helpful to listen to these ladies who… Continue reading Pancake Maker of Action
Americans, thank you for joining me today. I am a high school teacher [cacophony of applause]. I teach creative writing and film studies, which in my opinion are the two most fun things you can teach aside from, say, a course on how to play laser tag. That’s how giddy I feel when I talk… Continue reading Writing Teacher Proposals for School Year 2020-21
A couple of nights ago, tired of the evening news, Melanie and I began to look for a new show. We looked through a few movies, but we wanted a series. Something that would occupy us if we wanted to snuggle up to something good on television, but weren’t in the mood to feel like… Continue reading What the World Needs Now is Ellen Page With a Sword
I have a problem that I think we’re just going to have to talk about right now. I don’t really want to tell you. I know that it might change the way you see me. But honesty is the best policy in our blogger-reader relationship, right? So here it goes. When I get bored, stressed,… Continue reading My Crushing Habit
If I don’t write in the morning it’s hard to write at all. I don’t mean around 9:00 or 10:00 or so, I mean in the dark before the dawn. Preferably between 4:00 and 5:00 in the morning, before my wife and kids wake up, when there’s no sunlight, and no neighbors firing up their… Continue reading Morningish Person
