Writing from the Heart with Brian
Think, Laugh, & Cry Each Day
Most of my teachers growing up were amazing. I had one experience in middle school though that wasn't so great. When I was in the seventh or eighth grade I got into a "fight" with one of my teachers. It wasn't really a fight. It was over before it began, but it still left a... Continue Reading →
(I first published this story 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, I’d pull the box... Continue Reading →
There's a steady stream of cars driving by the building. I can hear them but the noise is shushed to a low bubbling, like water running in the sink. It's noticeable, but nothing that's going to catch your attention. A worker walks the aisles replacing books from a cart. Two older women at different tables... Continue Reading →
I flipped through my paper one last time. Looking back now, I'm not sure what I was checking. I couldn't have changed anything. I had been up late, the wee hours the night before, finishing up the ten-page paper on American General Douglas MacArthur. "I thought for sure you said we had another week," I... Continue Reading →
I've watched as the New York Stock Exchange has experienced high volatility in recent months. One day it's up, the next it's a giant meteor crashing to the Earth. The S&P 500, the index tracking the performance of the 500 largest companies in the U.S., has experienced mixed numbers this year. While it was up 4.6%... Continue Reading →
My lying face could use some work. My wife and I occasionally play cards. We'll play gin rummy or poker. She's a great player. I just try to keep up with her. I'll take a deep breath and look at my cards. I tell myself to keep a straight face. I try to talk myself... Continue Reading →
When I first learned how to ride a bike, I would wobble to the left and then back to the right. Like many kids, I looked like I was going to fall at any moment. My upper body wasn't strong enough to properly steer and my legs were so short that when I would start... Continue Reading →
This was back in the days before I had a laptop or PC. On a piece of paper in the back of my Comm 360 notebook, I listed out all my short-term bills. I had included my spring semester tuition and what I still owed in room and board. On a second sheet, I wrote... Continue Reading →
Fifteen years ago, I would open the front door to my house after a long day of work and Nittany, our Lhasa Apsa - Bichon Frise puppy, would greet me. Her tail would wag a mile a minute and she would race around my feet. Her eyes would be bright with joy and excitement. Within... Continue Reading →
Writing from the Heart with Brian 
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