78 years ago, the liberation of France from Nazi clutches began. From June 6th to August 30th 1944, 156,000 Allied troops secured Normandy Beach through a combination of ground and aerial invasions. It is a moment which has become enshrined in Western culture and history. It is a moment which…

I struggled with how to cover Memorial Day this year. Since 2018, I have dedicated a post to it, experimenting with both prose and poetry. Here are past entries: The Way I Honor And Respect Memorial Day (2018) A Memorial Day Request (2019) A Memoiral Day Oration (2020) 1.5 Million…

Before I had to study Before I had to work Before I had to mature I remember calm lions staring. I remember a dome reaching for the sky. I remember pillars thick as tree trunks. I remember books stretching on forever. I remember this place Beckoning Luring Enchanting From Sunrise …

The circle of live moves. No matter your age. No matter your job. No matter your background. New becomes old. Fresh becomes stale. Children become adults. Though when you’re directly involved, the reality hits a little different. Last weekend, my younger sister Kelli graduated college. After countless hours of toil. …

Light rain strikes a window in regular, consistent streaks. Fingers clack a keyboard amidst regular grunts of frustration. Lamplight bathes a figure otherwise shrouded in darkness. While… Passerby traverse the sidewalk, laughing and reminiscing about a night out. Neighbors play music and host a gathering of family and friends. Wildlife…

It’s a humbling experience when a know-it-all (perhaps justified about a limited amount of subjects) gets something spilled on him and schooled by others on something which should have been mastered in adolescence. Definitely by the dirty thirty…. When said know-it-all was a triple major…. When said know-it-all paid their…

Sapience murders fauna, humble to grand. No one protests. Sapience murders flora, barren to lush. No one questions. Sapience fractures rock, brittle to strong. No one travels. Sapience pollutes water, droplets to waves. No one drinks. Sapience taints air, thin to dense. No one breathes. When We cannot hunt When …

Whenever I think about what my life would be like if I were a teacher, current events remind me why I didn’t follow the family tradition. Earlier this week, playwright David Mamet made some…intriguing claims about K-12 educators on conservative pundit Mark Levin’s Fox News show Liberty, Life & Levin. …

10 years ago, when I studied in college 10 years ago, on a quest for self-knowledge 10 years ago, fine with one canine friend 10 years ago, unsure of adding to pet blend At animal shelter, exciting and crowded As pooches yelped and humans responded: “Please, please pick me!” “A…