Everything is falling apart. That’s how it feels, at least. The bathroom downstairs keeps flooding. There have been days where there’s no water, and then all of a sudden, I wake up one morning to find a puddle of water on the floor, not a bunch of water, just a…

What is the one question, after — “How old are you?” …

I have a legitimate question. No bullshit. No funny stuff. A real, serious, sincere and earnest question. Maybe you can help me? I have a friend. He is educated. He has a doctorate in philosophy, which is the study of wisdom, the best that humans have come up with in…

Too abstract. (This is how journal after journal responds to my writing.) (This part, the part in parenthesis, is not abstract.) (This is the boring part, in my opinion, the part that, as a reader, I just slog through, which means, it’s the part that, as a writer, I try…

This is so important to state and recognize. It's easy to say, to tell ourselves, it's the big corporations and the fossil fuel industry that is at fault for climate change, and it's only until they change, until the system changes, that we have any hope of fighting climate change…

So, there’s gotta be some writing done. That’s the drill. That’s the routine. That’s the habit. Get some writing done. Get some words down. Finalize some thoughts. Make a point. Make it descriptive. Make it eloquent. Make it meaningful. Make it matter. That’s the tough one. Make it matter. What…

I’m excited. I feel energized. I feel ready. I feel motivated. I feel compelled. I feel driven. I am going to write. I’m not writing to show off. I’m not writing to perform. I’m not writing for money. I’m not writing for fame. I’m not writing for acclaim. I’m not…

Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses, while giving disproportionately less consideration to alternative possibilities. We all do it. We all fall victim. My sister thinks my dad has Alzheimer’s. She’s certain of it. Every…

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 (7:30 AM) GPS Coordinates: 38.5241° N, 89.9828° W Jewelweed (impatiens capensis): Along with other species of Jewelweed, the juice of the leaves and stems is a traditional Native American remedy for skin rashes, such as poison ivy. Blue Cardinal Flower (lobelia siphilitica):