I find symbolism everywhere. Metaphorically speaking, things speak to me. Not like I’m hearing actual voices, but… I notice stuff. My fortune said so. On a recent morning, I woke up fatigued. Weary. Whooshed. And it seemed I wasn’t the only one...
It’s an unseasonably cool night in May and I find myself at home, alone, with nothing to do. That’s right. Nothing to do! (This must be a fantasy story, you think. Who has nothing to do?) On this particular night, both kids were out of the house, the dog had...
It’s the start of the new year! The start of a new DECADE! (Unless you’re one of those persnickety people who insists the new decade doesn’t start until 2021… If so, may I ask why we called them the ‘Roaring 20s’? And, if someone is...
Goal-driven storytelling starts with… the goal. Obviously. The key to actively authoring your future story is to identify the outcome (success! happiness!) and then carefully craft the plot points to achieve that outcome. But how can we know where we’re...
Who likes being put in a box? I don’t. Nobody puts Baby in a box! OK, the actual movie quote says “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” but I wouldn’t want to be in a box either. Boxed in is perhaps even worse than cornered in. At least you can watch...
