I was born in the wrong era — The story contains an affiliate link. I will receive a small commission if you purchase the product with that link. I grew up hearing the oft-told stories, “ we could read your writing, but we had to hold the paper up to a mirror.” …

But Screwing up is so Easy” — @Lawson Wallace “ You need to stop getting high, Lawson.” “ You need to stop getting high, Lawson,” the voice whispered in my head through most of the eighties. I ignored it or tried to. I kept getting high, but I was enjoying it less and less as time went on. It finally dawned on me. The weed was making…

You can rise above it — I don’t know how old I was. I was very young, but I can imagine what it was like for my parents in the doctor’s office that day. The Doctor glanced up from his notes. He gave my parents a quick nod, then he picked up my chart. “ I’m…

Or how my wife and I dodged some Bullets — I was sitting in front of my computer cursing writer’s block when my wife and I heard the gunshots. We went outside to see what was going on. The cops were already onsite. The kid that did the shooting was in custody and the victim transported to the Hospital. …

writing is its own reward — It has been a boring Saturday Evening. I have had a long couple of days without the time or energy to write. I did manage to work on my memoir, but writing a Medium story proved to be difficult. I was looking at my Medium Stats. I started in May…

It wasn’t bad at all — I and my wife were grocery shopping. I saw a product I haven’t seen before. I put two packages of microwave Pot Stickers in the cart. The packages have been in the freezer for a few days. My wife has been under the weather, and at lunchtime, I had to…

Take care of your health — Almost two years ago, my wife and sister-in-law decided that we were taking a road trip to Philadelphia. My other sister-in-law was having a street party. The trip excited me. I was looking forward to the grilled food, and I was looking forward to getting away with drinking too much. …