I am still a great writer who hasn't found his particular niche yet. That drives me to keep writing and probing my subconscious in search of that elusive viral story that will finally grab the attention I hope for. I won't stop trying. I battled through
I've written a lot about my mental health recently. The never-ending struggle takes its toll on me, and the last two weeks were especially rough. I have done some deep meditation and am starting to uncover things buried for a long time. These things have to come
I have always loved radio. In the digital age, with everything available via YouTube or streaming video, I often turn on a radio to enjoy entertainment and information without visual overload. I know that a part of this goes back to my Navy days when I worked extensively with radios
Anxiety and Depression are terrible things to deal with. I struggled with them for years and never even realized that I had them. When I look back, I wish I had sought help sooner. Instead, I tried to tough my way through whatever difficulties I encountered. In hindsight, that was
I read multiple articles expounding on the situation with Medium. The indecipherable algorithm, the reduction in earnings that people have noticed, and the overall atmosphere around Medium. Personal, I never achieved much money from writing on Medium. I resisted the Friend of Medium campaign, but I finygave in. People smarter
I am learning to crawl and walk again regarding my writing. I have let everything get in my way for the last several weeks. When I let one thing distract me, I thought it was no big deal, but the next thing, followed by another, until I looked around and
I am afraid to start writing this story. I am more terrified than simply scared, to be quite honest. I thought I was taking a writing break to relax and focus on what was important to me. Instead, I find myself dreading this moment. I don't know what
This is a test of LivingWriter for my blog. I signed up for LivingWriter's free trial to see how it works for my blogging routine. Although I have used Apple Pages as my primary writing tool, I always seek something new and exciting. So this is a grand
I had a friend when I was in the Navy until I left the Navy. We had some fantastic times during Liberty Ports back in the day when we had the chance to get off the ship. When our ship was in Home Port, we would hang out until his
I might have an unpopular opinion, but I am so done with Israel over the Hamas war thing. I am tired of the USA always being the heavy in the Middle East chaos. Israel has done everything it can to alienate the rest of the world. Whatever sympathies existed for
We have a new addition to our family: Jordan The Cat. We adopted him from the local shelter on Friday. He had an underdeveloped eye early in life but is absolutely adorable. Instead of the Three Stooges, we have the Fab Four here. Jordan The Cat seems happy, and we
I used to love politics. The exchange of ideas and proposals debated politely and civilly is long gone and probably never to return. I am a Liberal/Progressive/Hippie/whatever the term of the day is, and I am sick and tired of the negativity that ruined our chances at