In Praise of Long-Term and Short-Term Pursuits

I have been thinking about this for a while, so I decided it was time to share my reflections on … More

A Stack of Travel Guides and a Flight of Fancy

It started with a forgotten gift card and a quest to find a 2020 planner. I found a planner, unexpectedly … More

It has been over a month and a half since I have written for the blog. My hibernation was for … More

It’s Monday and back to work after a long weekend. I took some days off from work and enjoyed a … More

Recently, I got a lease renewal notice from my landlord taped to my door. I opened it, puzzled, because I … More

“Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. … More

It turns out we can be our own worst enemies. Okay, let me be honest. I can be my own … More

Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? It stands for National Novel Writing Month, a challenge that is popular among some writers, … More

“Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that makes … More

“The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.”–Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days … More