Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
I could see that my wife was tired from a long week. She wanted to spend the day chilling out, but instead had to attend a bridal shower. To help, I offered to do the grocery shopping. I started off fine in the grocery store. I kept to our list: milk, eggs, iced tea, bread,... Continue Reading →
I find scanning the news and social media can be frustrating, so I’ve been trying to look beyond the headlines. Here’s some things I’ve noticed and learned over the past several weeks: --When someone starts off by saying, “I don’t mean to be rude,” you know the next comment out of their mouth is going... Continue Reading →
I rarely if ever leave two spaces at the end of a sentence. I'm good about remembering the Oxford comma. I'm adamant about choosing the correct version of there, their, or they're, but I still have my grammar challenges. I've talked about some of my hurdles in past blog posts. In my post Confusing Rules,... Continue Reading →
My Tower of Babel is starting to topple over. Oh, I'm not talking about the original Tower of Babel, the old parable in the Bible. I'm talking instead about the tower of books that have been collecting on my desk. In the parable, the Babylonians wanted to make a name for themselves by building a... Continue Reading →
In the dark night, you could barely see more than twenty or thirty yards in front of you. Oh, it gets better. When a car or truck came along with their bright lights, it would light up the night, but would temporarily blind you, so you still couldn't see anything and had to be careful... Continue Reading →
I had a classmate in college, who was a great friend and I would've done anything for, but he bugged the hell out of me. Oh, he didn't really annoy me, but he showed me how we were two very different people. If I had a test coming up, I would study and stress over... Continue Reading →
I'm a writer, right? I'm supposed to have the right words at my disposal, whenever and wherever I need them, right? If you believe that, I have some oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you. It's beautiful property. It's right on the beach, you'll love it. Trust me! Photo by Mirko Fabian on Pexels. I... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, we lived out in the country. Like most things in life, it had its pros and its cons. One of the negatives was that my brothers and I had to get up early to be ready in time for the school bus and the 25 minute drive to school. My... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I found an old journal from close to 40 years ago, from when I was in college, and read an entry where I mentioned that I had an exam the next day in my Economics class. The day's events came rushing back to me. I was worried about how unprepared I... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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