Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love publishing — There’s something to be said for writers who are simply unafraid of failing. They just produce, day after day, and hope that they’ll be able to get something out there that people will read and enjoy. That something to be said is: you and I can be one of them…

Did she ever start? — “Hello?” I hadn’t seen light in years. The yellow beam of something other than darkness cast itself upon the wall next to me. It created a perfect circle on the dingy, yellow stone. With all of the dust settling from the pounding above, it almost looked like a thread pulled…

What I’ve learned in two weeks of trying to write every day — Well, it’s been two weeks so far and I’ve managed to write something every day. I’ve discovered that there’s a lot more to it than simply publishing something on Medium for every day of this journey. That may not be true for everyone trying to get into writing, but it’s…

Discovering the best pizza I’ve had in Oregon — Finding the best pizza I’ve had in Oregon isn’t a journey that led me into Portland. While there are quite a few good pizza joints in the city, you’ll need to head south to an unassuming place that looks like a house with an “Open” sign in the window. It’s…

23 years of it since starting in high school seemed like enough — I keep calling it “the best gift I’ve ever given myself” because, well, it is. I’m 38 years old and I’m the happiest and healthiest I’ve ever been in my whole life. I’ve been sober for 9 months, 7 hours, 9 minutes, and 38 seconds. How do I know that…

In fact, it’s something worth chasing, celebrating, and definitely worthy of forgiveness — Today’s morning meditation was about failure; something I’ve experienced quite a few times in my life in various ways. I’ve failed to get a startup off the ground (but I’m working on it), failed at marriage, had my face broken trying to rescue somebody, wasn’t able to hack it living…

Or at least, some poems that follow the 5–7–5 structure that help me collect my thoughts for the day — Haiku 俳句 For a set of words to be a Haiku, there’s supposed to be an additional element to them called a “kireji (切れ字)” or “cutting word.” I’m still working on how to best incorporate that into the practice of writing these short little poems. In the meantime, what I’ve enjoyed about…

Where I attempt to answer “why” I’m pursuing this endeavor, and explore some observations about Medium — Alright, fine, I’ll do it. It’s 9:45am on a Saturday morning, and it’s going to be around 108º today. I’ll keep on drinking my iced Americano (second coffee drink of the morning) and I’ll make words happen. Today is day 5 of 60 for making writing a habit. Yesterday was…

Quotes from “Letters of the Dragon” that spoke to me — I have been a fan of Bruce Lee since I was a small child. My father was the one who got me into him by introducing me to his films when I was younger. The fight between Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in “The Way of the Dragon” stuck with…