“No one is immune from failure. All have tasted the bitterness of defeat and disappointment. A warrior must not dwell on that failure, but must learn from it and continue on.” I’m trying to think of a villainous character that has affected me as thoroughly and deeply as Star Wars‘ Grand Admiral Mitth’raw’nuruodo. Writing villains… Continue reading Admiration for an Admiral
Month: August 2017
500 Words on Politics
This may be one of the most politically charged times in our history. Resurgent Nazis, nuclear threats, incompetent and greedy rulers, obstructionist legislation: all of that and more comes around on a daily basis. It’s understandable to want to get away from it. We can’t. I don’t mean the larger politics in play. I mean… Continue reading 500 Words on Politics
No Pity
Good media doesn’t just entertain. It invites us to take a long, hard look at ourselves and our world. It shows us things that can change, or need to change. And, sometimes, it points the way to the tools required to make that change, to be that change. Take Rick & Morty. In the midst… Continue reading No Pity
Flash Fiction: We Are One
From territory to territory we have roamed. We prefer the warm, the dark, the places with circulation and room to expand. There are explosive moments, expulsions that carry us forth to new homes, and no matter how few we might be when we move beyond the blinding like back into the darkness, we grow stronger… Continue reading Flash Fiction: We Are One
500 Words on Fear
When people look at all of the crimes being committed in the US, from corrupt and unhinged leadership to murder in the streets by emboldened hate groups, it can be difficult to see the fuel that drives such things. A good portion of it is ignorance, another is projection and feelings of disenfranchisement. But, at… Continue reading 500 Words on Fear
Book Review: Ready Player One
I state the following without hyperbole: the first few chapters of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One is some of the most difficult reading I’ve done in a very long time. Not because of the nature of the events, or even the quality of the writing, in and of itself. It was difficult because it was… Continue reading Book Review: Ready Player One
Being The Change
“Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.” — Harriet Braiker I have to remind myself that I am not perfect. I have to remind myself that I will never attain perfection. I have to remind myself that I can’t work on myself alone. These can be difficult for me to keep in… Continue reading Being The Change
500 Words on Communication
We humans are social creatures. We make connections with one another, and maintaining those connections requires communication. We’ve done it through letters (and honestly, I should write more letters), telegrams, telephones, and now the Internet. But throughout all of the iterations of our communication means, one fact has remained the same: it’s a two-way street.… Continue reading 500 Words on Communication
