Tag Archives: Writing

Tuesday: A Short Story

I wrote a short story. It’s called Tuesday. The story is set in the transitory period between college and a career. The protagonist struggles to manage his personal issues through music, the one thing that gives his experiences meaning. You … Continue reading →

You, the Writer

Employees at early-stage technology companies are split into two breeds: tech guys and business guys. Hover behind a conversation between two socially-anxious start-upers and the introductory question exchanged — often before learning or caring about the other person’s name — … Continue reading →

Fear, Loathing, Meaning

If you ask an author why they write for a living, or why they approach a blank piece of parchment at the same time every day sipping a whiskey, scribbling away clouded thoughts of emotion crafted into a narrative–they’ll tell … Continue reading →

The Ideal Bar

In Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, the character Dean Morarty (Neal Cassady) claims: The ideal bar doesn’t exist in America. An ideal bar is something that’s gone beyond our ken. In nineteen-ten a bar was a place where men went … Continue reading →

Passing The Baton

Passing The Baton by Bill Hirsch has sat on my expanding shelf of literature for five years. I knew I had to read it–and wanted to read it–however, it unfortunately never became a priority throughout my binges of business and … Continue reading →