Painfully Hopeful

All about the context

Thursday night my son called me into his room and asked, “Dad, are the Eagles good?” I grunted and muttered, “No, not at all.” Then he paused for a moment and posed a second question, “Well, are the Ravens good?” I grunted again an muttered, “Better than the Eagles this year 1.” I though this…

Re-Pebbled

Back in December I experimented with wearing a Pebble smart watch. I hated it. It so happens, however, that I am a dunce when it comes to wearing practical accessories. 43 years on the planet and no one has ever told me you’re supposed to wear a watch on the non-dominant wrist. I blame right-handers….

On Loan

I’ve noticed a few posts making their rounds through the social Internet which read “List of things the world owes you.” The list is blank. Look, I get it. People really do need to stop waiting for the world to give them stuff and should go out and be beneficial members of society 1. From…

Unpacking Taking a Breath

Yesterday’s passage was a bit of a pause before they (almost literally) dive into heart of The Ravine. It was fun to unveil some of the nature of the capital city, so let’s unpack. The Ravine’s layout The walls which have been looming large in Jeremy’s vision make up the actual city of The Ravine….

Fiction Tuesday – Taking a Breath

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link As the party continued along Second Run they began to pass through the city’s outer settlements. Unlike the other places Jeremy had seen in The Inner Valleys, The Ravine was…

Ironic Partisans

I’m seeing a great deal of posts around the web about the evils of ideology. In many ways, given the rise of political and religious extremism around the globe, that’s understandable. Those who are often writing against the dangers of ideology are often calling for people to step back and see “the other” as human….