What did you say to yourself around April 15th? How about March 2nd? I keep trying to log my memory for what my previous self thought at different stages throughout this pandemic. In February, when most people first started hearing the rumblings of it all, I thought this whole thing was just being exaggerated and …
Five Years from Now
Five years from now, I will be a succesful writer - doing what I love every day and getting paid for it. I wanted to start my writing today with a prompt to get me going. The first one I saw was "Five years from now, I will be..." I think it's important to give …
My First Night in College
Every college has its magical freshman bar. The repulsive sweat-stained, beer-soaked, dingy lighted sawdust bar where memories are made and true love is found. The bartenders do things completely illegal in any other establishment and the rules of regular life seem not to apply. The music is better than anything you could have hand-picked yourself. Reefer's was exactly that. It was also a nightmare.
Out of Office
You've had enough. A rough week at work rolled into a rough five months. It's time for a vacation.
The Creative Process
Any creative process is a dance between the inner and the outer; the unconscious and conscious mind; dreaming and doing; madness and method; solitary reflection and active collaboration.
What If?
Regret is a funny thing. You put things off for another day. You don't try that new thing you've been scared to do yet in your heart you know you are going to regret not doing it. Like reaching out to that old friend you haven't seen in years, it seems so easy (and it …
What’s Going On?
It's been tough to write this one. This post is not necessarily about one continuous topic, but rather my thoughts about what's been going on in the last 2-6 weeks. Every day I wake up and I try to write for at least fifteen minutes, ideally an hour, but many times that's hard to do. …
On Golfing
“Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I’ve played the game for 50 years and I still haven’t the slightest idea of how to play.” – Gary Player, Golfer Fickle is not a word I use often. But golf is a fickle sport. Is it a sport? Of course it is. I get the argument …
The Weekly Rapport: Newsletter is Coming! Hit Subscribe
Hi All, Welcome to the Weekly Rapport. A weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with during this boring-ass quarantine. Enjoy. Announcing my Newsletter I finally figured out how to do a newsletter through this blog, so if you'd like to receive it feel free to enter your email address on the right …
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Read Like There’s No Tomorrow: Cultivate a Lifetime Reading Habit
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” – Lemony Snicket I love reading. If I can say one semi-corny yet completely factual thing about reading, it's that it is the greatest possible tool you have in life. I'd put reading before important life skills such as communication or public speaking. Reading …
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