“You know, life is so terrifying, I guess the only way to survive is to be as scary as it is.” ­John R. Dilworth I would be a soprano if I lived in a constant sense of pure terror. This was a joke once, but I got to thinking about…

Paul Rudd fell onto the designer sectional nestled in a corner in front of the window in the living room that showed the panoramic view of New York City. He was not the young man he once was, though you couldn’t really tell by looking at him. His peace was…

I grew up chiefly in rural poverty. I spent for years living in the suburbs in a rented bungalow, living in what might be dubbed suburban poverty, though it might be better to call it suburban squalor. …

The Pros and Cons of Literary Fiction Literary fiction has more of an attention to character than plot itself. It uses plot as a vehicle rather than the primary fixture. Plot throws the room together. Speaking personally, reading something with a pseudo-medal embellishment on the cover does bode well and it give a jolt to my self-esteem…

I asked my grandmother if her love of Trump was at all related to her love of the card game trump. She replied, in her gravely, tobacco-singed voice, “No! He’s the only one who tell the truth!” She then told me everything she learned from Fox News. I am back…

When NBC Nightly News covered the bombing of the Istanbul airport, they reported that airports were “soft targets,” which are places that are easy targets for small terrorist groups due to the fact they are filled with people. I’ve never been to an airport, but I’ve seen them on TV…

On re-watching a movie and having strong feelings about it. Once More with More Feelings There was a version of me who watched The Devil Wears Prada on repeat. Recently, my grandmother and I watched it on Bravo. Well, I watched it. She kept on dozing off, and she turned to it after Andy’s (Anne…

“Except that a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” — John 3:5 The only sound in the city was the 10 mph wind roaring in the 13° temperature that bit at the skin of the homeless through here clothes, some…