Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
The things you think about at 3 o’clock in the morning and can’t sleep. I was sick recently and thought I would fall asleep with no problems. In reality, I slept for an hour and was up the rest of the stinkin' night, going back and forth with a make-shift conversation in my head. Oh,... Continue Reading →
Last April, I noticed several other bloggers, including Kari from A Grace Full of Life, write about a few of their favorite things — 100 of them to be exact — and decided to come up with my own list. I had such a good time the first time, I figured it'd be fun to... Continue Reading →
If you had one more day with a friend, how would you spend it? Go on a road trip? Stop in at the local coffee shop and catch-up on the latest news? Go to a game or shopping together? Business Icon and Berkshire Hathaway Chairman & CEO Warren Buffet knows what he would do. At... Continue Reading →
Late in the 1985 movie Back to the Future, Christopher Lloyd's character Dr. Emmett Brown tells Marty that things have changed. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." I thought of that scene recently when fellow blogger Vicki Atkinson wrote about her love of the ellipsis. I too like the ellipsis, but I have my... Continue Reading →
I lay on the ground and waited for the end to come. The monsters were going to get me. They had me now, but nothing happened. I waited a few minutes more. Still nothing. Finally I got up off the ground, pulled my pajamas up so I wouldn't trip a second time and got into... Continue Reading →
(A version of this short story first ran in July 2016.) I had a friend in college who had something like this happen to him in junior high school. I guess it didn't work out too badly for him: He ended up marrying the girl. My short story has its share of sentimental fluff, but... Continue Reading →
I looked over at my father, pale and eyes closed on his bed, in the Intensive Care Unit in the local hospital. He had an oxygen mask up to his face and tubes running from his chest and arms to various machines beside him. I stared a long time at him before looking up at... Continue Reading →
The bill from our date night out came and my wife grabbed it, took a quick peak and then handed her credit card to the waiter. She was taking me out for my birthday and wanted me to enjoy myself. We had a great time together. The Maryland Crab Cake was a special treat. Later... Continue Reading →
The world can be a dark and crazy place. I shake my fist in anger. And then I remember to take a step back and take stock. I replace the frustration with peace and calm and start to see that the world has a lot of good too. With clearer eyes, I amazed to find... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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