Normally, I’m a little pessimistic about society as a whole. But this morning something happened that made me gain a little bit more faith in our present and future. I…
The irony is that the more someone makes you love them, the more they break your heart once they are gone. The irony is that you can laugh so hard…
Do not lie to yourself, because when you least expect it you’ll catch yourself hiding behind that dark little secret. As people, human beings, creatures, or whatever you want…
Long ago – before spell check, file saving, or even email – there existed a machine that typed words on a page. Sometimes they were beautiful words, sometimes they were…
“FANTASY IS ESCAPIST, AND THAT IS ITS GLORY. IF A SOLDIER IS IMPRISONED BY THE ENEMY, DON’T WE CONSIDER IT HIS DUTY TO ESCAPE?. . .IF WE VALUE THE FREEDOM…
I realize at this point it’s becoming redundant to sing the praises of the city of Boston and all of its police and officials concerning their reactions to the marathon…
Life can, on occasion, feel like a boxing match that you were grossly unprepared for. We take the hits because we have no choice, this is the deal we have…
Most people know that the Phoenix is a mythological bird, rising from the ashes only to burn itself asunder once more. It is a representation of the changing and everlasting…
There is nothing special about New Years Eve – not one thing… We don’t celebrate the beginning of a new month, or a week, or a day. So why is…
Twenty-Six. The number of victims from Friday’s tragedy. Twenty-Six is the number of lives taken and the number of families forever altered. But nothing anyone can say will be enough.…