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Teaching and the MFA in Full Swing
I’ve been busy, though that is the worst and most common and lowly sort of excuse I could give. Fact is, I’ve been prioritizing both being the best instructor, student, and writer I can be, and blogging came in low on the task-list hierarchy. But I love writing on here, and there is something cathartic…
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Adventure More
This summer, my wife and I embarked on a forty-day journey across the country in our Nissan Rogue named Merlin. I’m not saying this to brag — we simply prioritize epic adventures in our lifestyle, trying to accomplish journeys of this scope at least once every five years. And if you plan appropriately and travel…
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Editing the Podcast
Today, I’m editing the second episode of the second season of Life’s a Battle, the Fantasy Adventure podcast I host with my family. It’s a lot of work, but something I’m finding more joy in every week.
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Make Art for Art’s Sake
I startup the MFA soon, and along with it, teaching 100-level English, so my time is about to be a bit more scheduled. I realize that I am blessed/fortunate to have such an incredible opportunity, though much of my recent successes can be attributed to mental and habitual shifts I’ve made over the course of…
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Friday Flash Fiction: Accidents and Coincidence
Sasha was upside down in her blue Jetta and soaring through the air, time tending to crawl in these sorts of situations. There had been a deer in the road and her coffee was still too hot to drink — panicking and half-awake, she’d jerked the car to the right. Now she was airborne and…
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Curb Your Addiction: Read More, Watch Less
Much of this world has evolved into a technological wonder, with devices in our pockets and on our wrists more powerful than every space navigation computer before 1990. And while technology makes our world easier, more equitable, and (sometimes) more productive per unit of work, we shouldn’t ignore the negative externalities of these advancements either.
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A Rare Post Regarding Political Polarization
This may not be the correct forum for this conversation, but it was on my mind today. I don’t often comment on politics publicly because of the insane polarization we face, but I thought I’d use current events to assess the issue.
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Failing at New Things
I’ll keep failing because that’s the stuff of life. Because the most important step a person can take is the next one. So, wherever you are in the infinitude of this dimensional matrix, get up and try again.
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Where Thoughts go to Die
Try to fight against your dying thoughts. Just write your passing fancies down on sticky notes, whiteboards, your hand, whatever.
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A Human and His Dogs
I’ve been training dogs off-leash for years now, and work to get them trail-trained as early as possible. I don’t know where I’m going with this, just thinking of the dogs today.
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