Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
Eight is the best number. Why is this, you might ask? Well, let’s take a look around and apply the principle. ~ Eight cookies on your plate. You’ll eat your fill and probably have enough left for later; maybe even share one or two. ~ Eight dollars in your pocket? You can
There was a time when I never fully comprehended evil; it never touched my world. That’s not to say I grew up sheltered from horror, far from it. I was frightened out of my footie-jammies as a five-year-old hiding behind my cousin’s sofa watching Salem’s Lot. I dressed up like Freddy Krueger for
My dad recently sent me an heirloom: A handwritten note from one of my elementary school teachers, written in the early 80’s. The content of her note can be summarized in the phrase “We need to talk.” My dad also included his handwritten notes from the phone conversation. Here are the
I panicked. I rarely ever panic. I sat at the kitchen table, writing, facing the windows with my back to the room. Kids were playing and doing assignments behind me, often asking questions every few minutes about math, handwriting, and obscure Super Mario trivia. I don’t recall what I was researching, but
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Make it stop, make it stop! There I was, innocently strolling the asiles of the grocery store looking for the good taco shells– what passes for good taco shells in Alaska, anyway — when the assault occurred. Ooh baby do you know what that’s worth. Oh God. Ooh heaven is a place
I used to have soft hands. There was a point in my life when I considered an air-conditioned office, crisp business cards, and stain-free pants as ideal benchmarks along the path toward a version of manhood content to call a guy to fix something if it broke, valued self-preservation over action, and
Recently, we adopted a pair of kittens. They’re cute, cuddly, feisty; all of the things you’d expect from a pair of kittens, all of which our eleven-year-old cat holds in disdain. Whenever the kittens are near, he hisses and occasionally takes a swipe at them. It’s a problem, but not a true