"To warn of a threat and be dismissed is to have your own worth questioned, along with the worth of all you strive to keep safe." - Sarah Kendzior, Hiding in Plain Sight I want to write a happy holiday post full of sweetness and light, I really do, but…
"Today is a good day. It’s easier to be a parent this morning. Character matters. Being a good person matters. This is a big deal. It’s easy to do it the cheap way and get away with stuff - but it comes back around. Today is a good day." -…
“Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.”- Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight People as things...it all keeps coming back to that, doesn't it? I could continue to promote my book or run my mouth on what's bothering me. If you know me or follow me at…
This essay originally appeared on WritingBloc, but I made a minor change because I realized I left out one of my favorite 80s horror movies that gets a worse rap than it deserves. Silver Bullet is schlocky, but the performances of Gary Busey, Megan Follows, and Corey Haim (RIP) and…
Silly Little Monsters is now available through Amazon as an e-book for the Kindle, and as a paperback. It is also available through Barnes & Noble as an e-book for the Nook. The paperback will be available through Barnes & Noble soon. Unfortunately, I find it hard to feel excited…
"Silly little monster, should have just held my tongue." - Meg Myers Today I'm going to do something I haven't done in awhile, and indulge in a bit of self-promotion. Writing Bloc is releasing my collection of short stories, Silly Little Monsters, in time for Halloween. Silly Little Monsters is…
"You do not finally win a state of freedom that is protected forever. It doesn't work that way." - Coretta Scott King I've shared it before, but that particular sentiment has become even more apt in recent days. A couple weeks ago, one of our senior dogs died at home…
"In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them."- Brooks Atkinson"The only good thing about the good old days is they're gone."-…
“How difficult it has become to decipher the truth from the fictitious, to trust one’s own eyes over the art of image distortion. Information is power and if readings have taught us anything, it is that power inevitably corrupts.”“Evil does not just arise from nothingness, most of the time it…
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” - Eleanor Roosevelt I've seen a lot of debate over this sentiment, and its origin. I don't think it excuses wrongdoing. Obviously people can and do treat others as inferior, but we aren't obligated to feel inferior. It doesn't define…