8 Classic Video Games for the Classic Introvert
(B’s Update–July 7, 2019: This blog post was completed weeks ago and already scheduled to release today, so I decided to go ahead and let it go. I’d hate to deprive anyone of the current huge summer sales they’re having on games right now, if any of these interest anyone. Please read and enjoy–and hope…
How to Stop Yourself from Having a Crush
Click here to go straight to the methods. For those of you who have read my posts all the way back to several years ago, you’ll recall that I wrote about how not to lose yourself when having a crush. My personal belief is that a crush should be fun and harmless. It should provide…
Reasons Why I Write
In my last major post, I discussed my fears to pursue my lifelong sleeping desire to be a novelist. I call it a sleeping desire because, although I have literally been writing, illustrating, and narrating stories since I was in the single digits, I didn’t have the confidence to believe that I deserved to be…
Sunday Walk: Saying Goodbye to the Old Restaurant
There is a restaurant that I visit on occasion since I moved into my current house. It is a lovely establishment with a warm, comforting atmosphere, spacious seating arrangements, and the most welcoming ambiance of any place that I have ever visited. I’ve never eaten there, but I imagine that if it had ever opened,…
I am Afraid to Write. Here’s Why.
A few days ago, I was talking on the phone with someone I admire greatly and who is, among many things, a talented writer. As I was explaining the plot of a story I’d outlined a couple of years ago to get his thoughts on it, he suddenly cut me off. “Did you notice,” he…
When Creativity Yields Connection
Zachary Lazar had two choices after his father was murdered. He was only six years old when the tragedy occurred, but as he grew up, he realized he could continue the cycle and seek retribution, or try and figure out what would make someone do such an act. Ultimately, he decided on the latter. Working…