If you’re looking for the bad, you will find it. That’s how it works. You unearth what you intend to dig up, eventually. Some will actively look for something unsatisfactory no matter how good a situation is. They anticipate something going wrong, so when it does, they will capitalize on that moment. Words like, “IContinue reading “The Curmudgeon”

I stopped at the stop sign. I was about to pull out when a car barreled over the hilltop. I waited. As it passed, I observed the face of the driver. His skin looked like a wrinkled parchment. His hair was as white as snow. And he might have been sitting on a thick cushionContinue reading “The Driver”

I don’t mean to rant. God forbid I should turn these posts into something all ten of you scroll past. But let’s talk about the white blossoms invading our landscapes, shall we? Everywhere I look, I see white flowers. Is it the flowering dogwood? No. It’s the infamous Bradford Pear or Callery Pear tree. EveryContinue reading “The “Pear” Tree”

The year was 1400 A.D. He was driving his half-a-horse-powered chariot home from church. There was only one seat, so she stood behind him, holding onto his shoulders. They were about a block from her apartment. They had been dating on and off for about a year. When they were off, he didn’t have toContinue reading “The Wedding”

Knowledge is knowing what to do. Wisdom is knowing what to do and applying what you know how to do to your life and doing it repeatedly. Every single time it needs to be done. The pipes are leaking in your house, and you know where the leak is. And you know how to fixContinue reading “The Action”