autumn – Sam's Online Journal

October 5, 2016

Autumn Blues

I’ve never liked fall. There’s just something not quite right about it. It’s supposed to be this cool interlude between the harsh extremes of summer and winter, but it’s instead become an excuse to eat and drink more pumpkin themed fare. It’s become a Land’s End kind of time, where magazine cover boys and sparkly … Continue reading Autumn Blues

October 17, 2014

Feels Like Fall

It feels like fall. Finally. Unequivocally. That uncertain feeling of each morning coalescing into the conflicted atmosphere of the afternoon, and eventually fading into the cool veneer of evening. I woke up this morning to the dark of a night gone wrong, to an early start of another autumn day, and to a cool breeze … Continue reading Feels Like Fall

September 21, 2014

Dear Journal: Autumn Leaves

Dear Journal, I used to hate autumn because of the uncertainty. You see, I like extremes, probably because my attitude and personality lend themselves to hot or cold but never lukewarm. I believe there is something in the Bible about that too, not that it’s important, but it did come back to me right now. … Continue reading Dear Journal: Autumn Leaves