In the summer of 1992 I was desperate to forge an identity for myself, as most teenagers are, I suppose, so I came up with a bright idea to make it happen. “Call me Anthony,” I told anyone who cared to listen, trying on the name for size and finding that I liked it. “But … Continue reading Call Me Anthony
Why is change always so hard? Routine is easy, but change is a monster put in the corner for fear that it will destroy everything in its path. So many people stay put in ruts and call them routines instead, rituals they actually can’t live without but that are destroying them moment by routinized moment. … Continue reading Change For Change’s Sake
“In what way are you selfish?” Do you know those elitist people who always think they’re ahead of the curve with everything? They’re the ones who swear they had an iPad first, who went to TriBeCa before it became popular, and who created their own skinny jeans in 1998. They’re the same ones who listened … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #60
“We make our own fortunes and we call them fate.” ~Benjamin Disraeli How is it that opportunities seem to happen more when we least expect them? I’ve noticed that when we finally give up on something is usually when it happens for us, and sometimes it’s too late to truly change anything, but on occasion … Continue reading Married to Fate
The serial killer’s neighbors always say, “he seemed like such a quiet guy.” Yeah, he was quiet because he didn’t want anyone noticing that he was taking bodies back to his house in the dead of night and burying them in the backyard. The neighbors never say he was a disturbance, that he ever made … Continue reading The Quiet Ones
“What do you love doing that you wish you could get paid for?” If I could get paid for blogging I most certainly would, and in a heartbeat, but the way bloggers get paid these days is usually by selling their souls. You know what I mean, either allowing ads on their blog or making … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #59
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