My Dad Won’t Move
We can choose where we’ll be buried. Why not choose where we draw our last breath?
How Aging Is Like a Science Fiction Movie
Is an old person in your life driving you absolutely crazy?
Or DON’T Do What You Love
The belief “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life” has created a spectrum of hypocrisy.
Christmas Movies In Which No One Falls In Love and No One Saves Christmas
Tired of the overly sweet stuff?
Christmas Still Isn’t Right
Christmas 2020 sucked. This was supposed to be better.
Love Winter A Little More
To my fellow U.S. dwellers: however short the days feel right now, consider the Norwegians. Their days have ended shortly after 4 p.m. for weeks now. I hear countless people here complain about how early it gets dark, but unless you suffer from a disorder that’s...
PowerSongs by Lowry Olafson
In my new career as The Detail Conductor, content writer to the open-minded, I am once again networking a lot. A few days ago I spoke with Lowry Olafson who has one of the coolest businesses I've come across yet -- and I've been networking with small businesses and...
Halloween Verse: Don’t Look in the Mirror
This poem expresses the scariest part of life I can think of.
“I’m busy, but bad.”
I hate being a Busy Person, but now I am for the second time in my life.
Middle-Aged Woman Doesn’t Regret Not Having Children
NOT an argument to remain childfree! Just saying it’s not terrible.
Medium.com Writing Contest
The competition is fierce for thousands of dollars in prizes. This is what I submitted.
Please Be Patient With Restaurants
They’re ALL understaffed right now and always struggle with changing Chicago weather.