Trying to Understand Spacetime
Jamil RaglandPhoto by Andy Holmes on Unsplash My favorite book as a kid was A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. I found the book in the library of my…
Confronting Insecurities
Photo by Marah Bashir on Unsplash Sixteen years and half a dozen relationships doesn't change as much as you'd think it would. You'd think that a demonstrated ability to attract…
Smoking
Image Courtesy of Getty Images I know, I know, smoking is bad for you. It yellows teeth, it makes your breath and hair stink, it causes cancer and other diseases,…
Training the Very Best
Image courtesy of https://www.teepublic.com/sticker/2292734-shoryuken My son is pretty good at videogames. Honestly, he's really good. I didn't realize it until a couple of years ago, but he's been better than…
2022
As they have bee for pretty much everyone, the last couple of years have been difficult. Even before the pandemic began, 2020 saw one of my dreams become a nightmare.…
I’ve Reached a Plateau
Photo by Massimiliano Morosinotto on Unsplash I play fighting games pretty seriously. I've been dedicated to getting better at them ever since my uncle double-perfected me in Street Fighter 2…
You know, you could just NOT pay your student loans
Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash People on the internet, or at least the small cross-section of Twitter I see on a regular basis, seem pretty upset that President Joe…
The Solution to Democrats? More Democrats, Apparently
Another election day is in the books. As results for state and local elections roll in, conversations are already turning towards the 2022 national elections, where control of the U.S.…
Does Grammar Matter?
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash I saw this question as a random Twitter poll a few days ago. The answer is obvious, but it did take me back to…
Some Thoughts About Protesting
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash I recently started working for Planned Parenthood of Southern New England as a writer. Due to the pandemic and the nature of my work,…