The mother who’s never met a child before

I’m walking into the subway station near my apartment, a reasonably rural part of Brooklyn at an off-hour for traveling into Manhattan (which exists from time to time during the week). I see a women standing in the turnstile, moving at a curiously slow pace through it…

Agreement with me is optional

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I look at the world as a realist with optimistic tendencies. This let’s me lead a life without total despair but also hold on to reality. I think the world is probably too negative but humanity needs some negativity and I’m allowed to have negative opinions…

Addressing strangers can be even more awkward than I originally thought

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I’m going to try to cover a lot of ground with this post. I’m going to try to drop some truth and acknowledge how I am ignorant to certain ideas. I was recently at an open mic that was running pretty late into the night. Two gentlemen walked into the bar where the open mic… Continue reading Addressing strangers can be even more awkward than I originally thought

Taking the Hard Way Out

I was energetically rifling through the internet to find something interesting to read and I ended up checking out a post by White Elephant in the Room, called Lazy to the Max. It hit  on something close to my heart, avoiding work through procrastination and overloading. Everyone has their moments of Lazy Man’s Load and it rarely… Continue reading Taking the Hard Way Out