Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
My thoughts on an out-of-the-ordinary kind of summer. We didn’t get to enjoy the herky jerky excitement of a roller coaster ride at Walt Disney World or Universal Studios in Orlando. (Maybe next year Mickey and Minnie!) We didn’t get to soak up the sun, laying-out on the beach at the Jersey Shore or Outer Banks. We skipped... Continue Reading →
I walk into the room straight out of a scene from a James Bond movie. I have on a crisp, blue suit and gray tie. I reek of class and sophistication. I walk with purpose as the crowd steps back to let me through to the center table. A roulette wheel, black jack, poker, the particular... Continue Reading →
They were as different as night and day. One wasn’t much taller than me, competed in a sport I had never watched before, and came from a country far removed from what I knew. She said little and in a language I didn’t understand, but oh how she let her performance do the talking, packing... Continue Reading →
When you hear former NFL Quarterback Jake Plummer describe Pat Tillman, who left a lucrative NFL career to become a U.S. Army Ranger and who died in a friendly fire incident in 2006, you find yourself wishing that you would have had the chance to get to know him too. “I met Pat my sophomore year... Continue Reading →
I failed. Failed. Failed with a capital F. I looked the woman in the eye. I knew I her from high school, but I still asked her to spell out her name. She said it fast, but I got what I needed. I meticulously wrote down her comment and raced back to the newsroom. When... Continue Reading →
Reebok launched a new ad campaign a few months ago that plays up that the average human lifespan is about 71 years or to be more precise: 25,915 days. The Reebok commercial produced by San Francisco-based advertising agency Venables Bell & Partners follows one woman’s life in reverse order, from her participation in a Spartan race as a senior runner... Continue Reading →
The challenge with any writing is to tell a good story. I wrote this piece of short fiction a few years ago for a writing class to see if I could write — not as an adult male — but as someone else, in this instance, as a rural country girl from the south. You... Continue Reading →
I walked out of my meeting with a huge grin. I had been worried about the meeting for weeks. I had practiced my sales pitch on my commute home and spent hours fine-tuning the presentation. In the end, the meeting had been a major success. I won approval from a key senior leader in my... Continue Reading →
I've written and rewritten this piece countless times over the years. The piece will either strike a chord with readers or like the cliche says: go over like a lead balloon. But, it's important for me to get it off my chest, to be open and honest in my writing and my faith. Here you... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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