Accidents will happen When you least expect them Accidents will happen Time and time again You think you’ve got it planned You think you’re in command But accidents will happen now and then I didn’t mean to be a fool for you I didn’t mean to love you But I do I only wanted to…
To Be Or Not To Be (Yourself)
It is a truth universally agreed on Rotten Tomatoes that The Emoji Movie hot trash that's not to be touched with a ten-foot pole. Yet, I rated it quite highly. Perhaps I did so because I was in a vulnerable part of my life. As my brother's high school English professor famously said, all art…
A Job Is Just A Job: On Being Who You Are
What do you do when you start hating your job? When I first started my last job, I was excited. I loved it because I went out into the world and built relationships with people. I connected with them and talked about their goals and the pressures they faced. Then the job changed. The organization…
The First-Person Novel: Why You Shouldn’t Write One
I've wondered about whether to use the first or the third person voice in my own novel, and I've come to conclude that I personally cannot stand to read most first-person novels. More often than not, they're a break from what John Gardener calls the fictive dream. You see, more often than not, you end…
‘Hatred’ and the Truth About Video Game Violence
There's quite a hubbub surrounding the game Hatred. Lots of people decry its very existence, complaining that it'll lead to more violence. Plenty of people don't like the game, and they don't think it should've been made. But the truth is that Hatred appears to be more honest about violence than most any other video…
