Works in Progress
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I know I did. I had eleven days off from work and spent most of it with my...
Merry Christmas To You
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
My Thoughts on The Last Jedi
This scene from Jurassic Park sums up my feelings about Star Wars: The Last Jedi about as succinctly as possible. And hey, Laura Dern is...
Star Wars and Me - A Journey
I’ve been a Star Wars fan since probably the eighth grade. I first saw the original movie when I was in fourth grade, at school. We saw a...
Home Alone 2: Lost in Absurdity
Everyone thinks Home Alone 2 is the better film. Here's why they're wrong.
The Day I Was Santa Claus
Christmas season, 2003. I was working at Chili's in Richardson, Texas, and the restaurant had elected, for the first (and as far as I...
Pleiku, Vietnam - February 7, 1965
“Open your eyes!” The tinny, familiar voice puffed out of the tiny television speakers as smoke wafted from Private Frank Harper’s...
What I Did to the Rolling Stones
I may be guilty of some degree of manslaughter. So yesterday I was driving on the highway, minding my own business, grooving along to,...
Why I Decided to Self-Publish
I was unexpectedly laid off last year, in February. It was two months before I was working again. I spent a significant amount of that...
Scams I Caught When I Was A Teacher
EIGHTH GRADE The Phantom Tollbooth The gifted and talented class had a literature unit where they had a list of books from which to...
