Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
Oh, where did my readers go? I look at my WordPress statistics for the first half of the year and some of the numbers have declined. I say to myself in my best Cat in the Hat voice, minus Dr. Seuss' poetic rhythm, rhyming, and alliteration, of course, because I'm horrible at figuring out what... Continue Reading →
(A version of this short story ran in July 2016.) John pulled the taxi in front of his parents’ home and turned off the engine. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He had had spent the previous three days rehearsing what he was going to say. While he would have liked to delay... Continue Reading →
John thought he was safe. He survived two big layoffs at his company. He went to work each day the past twelve months expecting the worst. However, the days turned into a string of months. He started to think that the worst was over, and he started to actually breath again. After one busy week,... Continue Reading →
(A version of this story appeared in June 2016.) I think kids today are missing out. They’re missing out on one of my all-time favorite hobbies. When I was young, my mom kept a large, green shoebox full of family pictures in her bedroom closet. When I was bored or felt blue and needed a... Continue Reading →
I spent ten minutes crying the other night. I was scrolling on my phone mindlessly in the middle of the night, checking out soccer and baseball scores, when I came across video snip-its of military members' returning home to their families. Many of the videos were surprise returns: the young Army private surprising his teacher-mother... Continue Reading →
I have a regret. Oh, it's nothing earth-shattering. It's really kind of silly. If only I had thought about things more when I was a kid in high school or even college, then maybe I would look cooler today in my youngest son's eyes. Here's what I mean. My son and his friends are big... 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 →
I say too many "ums," I talk too fast, my stories tend to ramble, but it's always fun sitting down with fellow bloggers Vicki Atkinson and Wynne Leon from Sharing From the Heart of the Matter. I sat down with the two of them recently for their podcast to talk about my crazy planning skills... Continue Reading →
I can only hear bits and pieces, but I hear my wife's voice trailing in the kitchen. I'm in my office on the second floor. I hear a word or two, but then her voice gets garbled and is out of hearing range. I'm wracking my brain: "Who in the heck is she talking to?"... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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