“I wondered what else I still had to learn about life that I could not get from a textbook.”
Finding Hope in Art
Even a handful of days cultivating a love for something good outweighs many years in the dark.
Even a handful of days cultivating a love for something good outweighs many years in the dark.
The Year Is 3021
What conclusions will be made about this period of human history moving into the 2nd millennium?
What conclusions will be made about this period of human history moving into the 2nd millennium?
Tough Teachers
Who would we be today without the mentor who pushed us to become better?
Who would we be today without the mentor who pushed us to become better?
Somewhere in the World Exists a Perfect Love Story for You
What are the chances of finding this story?
Somewhere in the world exists a perfect love story for you.
Movie Review: MLK/FBI
History is a story that is still being told.
MLK/FBI is Director Sam Pollard’s detailed account of the rivalry between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the U.S. Government Federal Bureau of Investigation, shedding light on the dark chapters still being opened over fifty years after his assassination. At the time of this documentary release, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial sits in the…
A Writer’s Writer: How I Unwittingly Documented My Evolution as a Man
The best I can do is to be straightforward with my son about the reality of his emotions.
The best I can do is to be straightforward with my son about the reality of his emotions.
There Will Be Bread
"We only get a few opportunities in our whole lives to start over again. Choose carefully."
“We only get a few opportunities in our whole lives to start over again. Choose carefully.”
The Path Forward
There must be a reckoning in response to this dark era of nihilistic disinformation.
There must be a reckoning in response to this dark era of nihilistic disinformation.
A Letter to My Kids
Advice on creativity and following your dreams.
Advice on creativity and following your dreams.
The Wisdom of Tom
Seven decades of life realizations and funny little instances of seeing the problem of pain in a new light.
Seven decades of life realizations and funny little instances of seeing the problem of pain in a new light.
The Art of Endgame
Here's what "The Queen's Gambit" can teach us about how to finish.
Here’s what “The Queen’s Gambit” can teach us about how to finish.
The Story of the Year Is Home
During the pandemic, we live in the comfort and madness of home.
All great stories are about home. There has never been a great story that is not about home. The story of the hour is not the U.S. election, and it is not the novel coronavirus. The story of the year is home. It began in March when a deadly virus brought 216 countries and territories…
Facing the Ultimate Change
Reflecting on mortality in our current time of pandemic loss.
Reflecting on mortality in our current time of pandemic loss.
A Quick Riff on Poetry and News
When I feel repeatedly slammed into my body by life on Planet Earth, I am reminded that I need Poetry.
When I feel repeatedly slammed into my body by life on Planet Earth, I am reminded that I need Poetry.
The Love Axioms
Love is a life-giving, life-nurturing, life-sustaining force that comes from the heart.
Love is a life-giving, life-nurturing, life-sustaining force that comes from the heart.