I admit it. I have trust issues. There have been more than enough people in my life who have hurt me that I am very careful about who I let into my inner circle. That’s what makes it especially hard when one of those people lies to me. Don’t Lie to Me The worst thing about being...
Not everyone would sacrifice their life for someone else, but then again not everyone is Katniss Everdeen. Sacrificing for Family The truth is that Katniss Everdeen has motherly instincts. It has less to do with her pair of X chromosomes than the fact that she helped raise her sister Prim. When her father was killed...
After moving to New Hampshire from Connecticut, I looked for a place to buckle down and do some writing. The Barnes & Noble in Nashua, New Hampshire hit the spot. That’s where I, a liberal, met Ron Olive, a conservative. We had different viewpoints on most everything but we were happy to meet in the...
We all know the story of Pretty in Pink. Poor/rich girl meets rich/poor boy. It’s full-out class warfare, aka Romeo and Juliet without the death and violence. At the very heart of it, young lovers defy social norms to be with the ones they love. I say it goes deeper than that. Pretty in Pink...
What if your reality wasn’t real at all? What if you were a pawn in someone else’s game? Trinity Asks The Question I was looking for an answer. It’s the question that drives us, Neo. It’s the question that brought you here. You know the question, just as I did. Trinity, The Matrix (1999) You...
It’s too easy to blame people for the bad things that happen to them these days. Sadly, victim blaming almost feels like the new norm. From sexual assault (“what was she wearing?”/”why did she take so long to speak up?”) to domestic violence (“why didn’t they leave their partner sooner?”) to bullying (“why didn’t they talk...
The simple fact is that not everyone is going to like you, not even lovable people like Del Griffith. They might judge you based on appearances or on something they heard about you, whether or not it’s true. It could be they are jealous. Maybe you set the wrong tone and made a bad first impression....
Would you sacrifice the winning home run? On April 26, 2008, the Central Washington Wildcats and the Western Oregon Wolves played a game of college softball that would live on in the history books. The game would decide which team would make it to the NCAA Division II playoffs, but it would mean a whole lot...
