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Notes On Surviving A Pandemic With White Privilege, Or Tales Of Mild Inconvenience

Chicks grow insanely fast for creatures with no survival instinct. When we realized we would be confined to home for some time, we naturally thought of the food chain, as in our supply line for organic if not-exactly-free-range eggs. So like most of America, we quickly secured three chicks, named Wonderwing (named by the sixContinue reading “Notes On Surviving A Pandemic With White Privilege, Or Tales Of Mild Inconvenience”

“A Small But Thriving Community”

The New York Times reported that an Oxford-developed vaccine is being tested on rhesus macaque monkeys at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in … Hamilton, MT. After 28 days, all the monkeys remained healthy, possibly because they did not try to ingest bleach or Lysol. It remains to be seen if this vaccine will work forContinue reading ““A Small But Thriving Community””

Stripping Like A Pro

Writing, for me, is a bit like a strip tease. Not literally stripping for the readers, obviously. You would never get any work done, and you might get slapped with a restraining order, or just slapped, depending on what genre of writing, physique-wise, describes your body of work. I don’t even mean baring your heartContinue reading “Stripping Like A Pro”

Making A Negroni Like Stanley Tucci

As the Shelter-In-Place requirements linger, anyone with any imagination is required (by law, I think) to imagine a dystopian world to come, where we’ve descended into a loose affiliation of warring kingdoms or houses, like Game of Thrones but with fewer dragons. You know who came out on top, at least on the TV series?Continue reading “Making A Negroni Like Stanley Tucci”

When I Knew I’m Getting Older

I’ve always known I’m getting older, because “d’uh.” I know I’m 40. I get that. But I’ve always felt like that’s a mistake. I’m not middle-aged; I can’t be, because I still use Star Wars pillowcases on a regular basis. I’m not denying reality. I’m not Peter Pan. I know I’m an adult, judging byContinue reading “When I Knew I’m Getting Older”

A Husband, A Dad, And A Writer Don’t Walk Into A Bar (Because Of Coronavirus)

It started with an old MacBook Air that’s on life-support. No storage space, having to delete photos and podcasts just to open iTunes or use a browser, needing it plugged in all the time. I just wasn’t writing anymore. So I bought a new Air. Then I realized the problem wasn’t just the computer. I’mContinue reading “A Husband, A Dad, And A Writer Don’t Walk Into A Bar (Because Of Coronavirus)”