The Shape We Take
“What have we here, laddie? Mysterious scribblings? A secret code? No! Poems, no less! Poems everybody! The laddie reckons himself a poet!”
Endgame
It is always interesting when seeing the world through the eyes of a bigot. And, of course, by “interesting,” I mean sad.
A Connection Worth Waiting For?
Two years and thousands of insurance dollars later, I discover that impending fatherhood brings about a sensation I don’t feel all too often in life: fear.
The Appleseed of my Eye
“I always wanted to be a father, until I had kids. Then I realized I always wanted to be an uncle.”
~Chad Daniels
Where Evil Thoughts Linger
No one likes fragility in their life; the idea we are not in control of our own destiny is mind-numbingly frightening. Example: though flying is inherently the safest form of travel, people on the whole feel more comfortable driving their own car. Sitting on a plane...Did John Hughes Teach Us Nothing?
One constant in many John Hughes movies is the out-of-touch parent or adult. Authority figures are often presented as being clueless to the world around them, either blissfully unaware of what it’s like to be a teenager or outright hostile towards the situation. Think...Subscribe: Get new posts by email
