Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
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 →
(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 →
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 →
(A version of this short story first ran in 2016.) 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. You be... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
When I was bored as a young kid, I used to lie in the grass and look up in the sky. I would look at the clouds and the crazy shapes they would make, squinting and imagining an elephant with a long trunk or a duck floating on a lazy river of blue. In reality... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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