I don’t believe it was the way in which I have taken up blogging, how I write, or what I write about that has inspired a few friends to take up blogging. I am no literary master or famed author. I haven’t revolutionized blogging or created some new form of style that has encapsulated a movement or that has transfixed a wide audience. I’ve kept things simple, for the most part, but a few people on the internet come back to read what I have to say.
The first family road trip, that I can remember, happened sometime around the age of eight or nine. I was handed a Kodak disposable camera and…
The four of us stared down at the black sludge bubbling up from the short blades of green grass that had been blocked off with black…
I glanced over at the odometer and watched the digitally scribed numbers on my dash grow as I crept forward through the California desert. Death Valley’s…
Rubber soles pounded the warm asphalt creating a steady, but rhythmic, slow-tempo drum beat. They had carried my legs with ease for nine miles on the…
The bottom of my feet grew warmer as they hit the pavement which lied next to the sandy beach. The ocean breeze hit my sweaty face as I…
The Buggles once sang, “Video Killed The Radio Star.” The Limousines sang, “The Internet Killed The Video Star.” However, as time goes on, and future generations…
The other day a friend of mine had brought up her attendance of Catholic confirmation classes at her church in a group text message with me…
Millennials—everyone’s talking about them, writing news articles, or trying to research their thought processes. They poke fun at their tendency to connect and share with their…
A sudden pang of shock washed over me as I opened up my Facebook newsfeed. I paused for a moment and then read the words again.…
