Report Card: Winter 2017
The grades for Winter semester have all been posted, so let’s take a look at how I did in my second semester back in college. Class Grades – 2017 Winter …
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Group Argumentative Essay
I would like to present you the argumentative essay that was our group project in my English 102 class. I wrote this in conjunction with three other students. Or rather, …
Read MoreJournaling about Happiness
Some of the things that make me happy are . . . Mail. It brings me joy that everyday, except Sunday, there is a little white truck that brings me …
Read MoreThe Secret Reality of Work
Every weekday, at 5:30, my father would walk in from another long day of work, pour himself a scotch, and retire to the living room with my mother. They would …
Read MoreVoice of the Tree
“What in your life is calling you? When all the noise is silenced, the meetings adjourned, the lists laid aside, and the wild iris blooms by itself in the dark …
Read MoreCollege Writing – Done
Here it is, the last essay for my EN 100 – College Writing class. I went in tonight, turned this in with my portfolio, and busted through the final exam …
Read MoreThe Problem at Piper
Here is another little bit of the college experience for those of you who like this sort of thing. For those of you who don’t, just skip it and move …
Read MoreProfile Essay Final
I didn’t put near enough time on this one. This was a crazy week for me. I worked 14.5 hours on Monday, the wife had surgery on Tuesday, and another long day …
Read MoreNot So NaNo This Year
I’ve been getting updates for a few weeks now, but yesterday came the announcement that the Nation Novel Writing Month website is officially up and running for 2016. So if …
Read MoreWrite. Vote. Win.
For any of you short story writers out there, the Write Michigan Short Story Contest is going on now. I would have let you know about this earlier, but apparently …
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