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This Election In Free Verse: Part II

It’s been about two weeks now since Trump became the President Elect and every day that passes proves my grieving more correct than even I wanted to be. At some point during this election, people had their anger manipulated and took that anger to the polls instead of reason. They said they were the normal…

November 24, 2016
This Election In Free Verse

The grief hit me on the way home on election day and I couldn’t help thinking about how, no matter how things went, everyone was going to hurt. Everyone. I started to pray and the more I did, the more I felt like crying. It felt like something long coming. The stock market started crashing…

November 10, 2016
Let's Be Honest: Part I

Another week where my pen refuses to move so we’re here again. However, this is a special note related to social media because mental and emotional health are important as is the much-avoided subject of honesty. So let’s be honest about things. I’ve seen so many postings about protesters burning things and destroying their communities (football…

September 29, 2016
A Treatise On Boredom: Part II

My pen won’t move. I wanted to write about things I’m learning at work, things I’m seeing at home, the recently renewed desire I have to further my skills in UI design, literally anything else. But my pen would. Not. Move. Whenever I sweep my hand to draw the first letter, I bump into a…

September 22, 2016
Friend and Foe Recognition: Part I

One of the best things about my professional life this year is that there is a more clear definition for me in terms of “friends” and “foes”. By this I mean that you’ll run into people that either: Want to help you Don’t want to help you Please note: I’m not speaking of active harm…

September 15, 2016