Although not an actual picture of my kitchen, this is the current state of my drop ceiling. There is a slow leak from the neighbors above me. We have spoken…

Last week, I read a book of short stories. Although a number of them were very well written, three in particular had me rolling my eyes and/or facepalming. A reaction…

Fiction is rooted in reality. Human nature is always human nature. And fiction needs to explore that to be believable. In addition, starting with a seed of reality helps push…