Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
In a long running gag from the comic strip Peanuts, Lucy tells Charlie Brown that she’ll hold a football for him to kick. Charlie Brown refuses to kick it at first, not trusting Lucy, not wanting to get burned again. The two go back and forth until she convinces him to trust her. Charlie Brown races... Continue Reading →
(My third and final piece on passing the time in the hospital.) The unicorn stares back at me. The unicorn stands about three feet tall and every kid and kid-at-heart who passes by the hospital gift shop stops to look at it. Oh, it looks friendly enough with pink and white, cotton candy colored fur... Continue Reading →
After thirteen years of grinding it out on the football field and working year round to keep in shape, Philadelphia Eagles Center Jason Kelce called his career quits in March, announcing his retirement in a tearful farewell. In the weeks since his announcement, Kelce has been the perfect example of someone "living his best life."... Continue Reading →
(A version of this story appeared on July 2021.) John Adams had it wrong. When the Continental Congress voted in favor of Virginia Delegate Richard Henry Lee’s resolution for independence on July 2, 1776, John Adams figured the day would be one for the history books. He wrote to his wife Abigail that July 2... Continue Reading →
I opened the box, pulled back the tissue paper, and stood there, staring down at the gift. I couldn't speak. My mouth moved, but nothing came out. My fiancé, who I would marry later that year, looked back at me. She was so excited to give me the Valentine's Day present that she giggled with... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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