A long time ago I used to work at Starbucks. One of my favorite coworkers was this quintessential hipster girl who studied English at the university, and whose worldview was in many ways the compete opposite of mine. We amiably debated and discussed various different stories as we closed together, ...
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When I was little, I used to be afraid that I’d grow up and lead a boring life. I wonder if this fear subconsciously caused me to make choices which almost preclude routine, because people tell me now that my life is never dull. I’ve always got stories about challenges, mishaps, and other chaos. ...
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  So for the last few months, I’ve made a point of writing down one potential blog topic every day. As I read through the list, over and over this theme seems to appear (in my shorthand to myself): Need. More. Sleep. Need more of a margin in my life because literally every moment is ...
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So I’m taking ballet. I’m not especially coordinated, mind you, nor does it really seem as if there’s much point, considering you pretty much have to start as a child in order to get in the 10,000 hours necessary to achieve proficiency (so says Malcolm Gladwell in “The Tipping Point,”) but I’m ...
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So I was headed to work one morning and my car battery started to sound sickly as my engine turned over. Unfortunately I wasn’t headed straight to work, I went to the gym first… and by the time I got back to my car, the battery was completely dead. (I guess that happens in Arizona in the ...
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Last week I met a man who will almost certainly inspire a character in my upcoming dystopian trilogy. He'll probably be one of the underlings of the evil dictator. Picture this: 60-something, short (probably about 5’3”, slightly shorter than I am) with a pudgy middle, slicked back gray hair, shirt ...
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