Original Creative Content
“Well, how did it go?” Michael asked. “Not as I’d planned,” I answered. “Oh, really? What happened? Or, what didn’t happen?” “Hard to say. I’m still trying to process it.” “Well, let’s process it right now. What did y’all discuss?” My discussion had been with a coworker. She’d been with the company almost two years... Continue Reading →
“Hello?” “Hey, man.” “Hey, buddy. What’s up?” “Nothing. So, listen to this?” “Shoot.” “At the office, we have a cleaning crew that comes in at night. It’s typically these two older Asian ladies and a younger Asian guy. I don’t know if he’s the son of one of them but that’s always been my assumption.”... Continue Reading →
Book Report - Endurance by Alfred Lansing Written by Alfred Lansing, Endurance is the true story of an expedition to cross Antarctica in 1914. As you might imagine, things didn’t go as planned and this book captures the excruciating conditions the crew faced during this journey gone awry. Considering that a present day trip to... Continue Reading →
“Did you go through the line?” John asked. “No. I didn’t feel like I should. They won’t be able to see everyone before things start and I almost feel bad taking up any of their time since I don’t actually know them,” I replied. To me, this explanation sounded reasonable. Earlier in the week, a... Continue Reading →
“Hello?” “Hey, man.” “Hey, what’s up?” “Nothing. Alright, listen to this. Last Saturday I was driving through my neighborhood and there were two little girls with a stand on the side of the road.” “A lemonade stand.” “Right. Just a typical lemonade stand. I always try to stop at these even though I usually don’t... Continue Reading →
Book Report - Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield Written by Steven Pressfield, “Gates of Fire” is the story of the Battle of Thermopylae within the Persian Wars. However, it is also about so much more. If you’ve seen the movie “300”, then you are familiar with the general story, although this book goes much... Continue Reading →
Headlocked 