Inexplicable Fragments

In his excellent book on the craft of writing, On Writing, Stephen King posits that just five percent of writers are able to support themselves and their families via their writing. Notably, King does not define what he means by “writer.” In the larger context of his book, I believe…

What’s happening in America today is a damn shame. Look left and people are ashamed to be Americans. Look right, and people have no shame. It’s a shame we’re not doing more to rid ourselves of shame. Hell, maybe you shamed someone today? Maybe I’m shaming you now for having…

For the past several years, I have struggled to read books from front to back. I don’t like to admit it or even think about it, but I will admit it and think about it, and now that this pitiful disruption is behind me, I will mark this place in…

Despite appearances to the contrary, American gun makers and sellers are not untouchable, unreachable, or above and beyond the law. — Typically, when legislators fail to act to protect people, the makers of dangerous products and perpetrators of dangerous industry practices are held in check by the threat of civil litigation. …

You don’t need to be a storyteller to tell yourself self-reinforcing stories about your past and present, your career, your friends, and your identity. It’s how we make sense of things. Yet, there’s a danger here. …

Cal Newport is one among a select few voices (along with Douglas Rushkoff and Rishad Tobaccowala) currently speaking truths about modern media and culture that I pay particular attention to and I enjoy hearing from. Newport is the author of seven books and an associate professor of computer science at…

“When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey.” -Rudyard Kipling According to Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans did not believe that creativity came from human beings. They believed that creativity was a divine attendant…

I am 57 and I am pursuing my next big career move. I’m both excited and scared by the prospects. I didn’t expect to be here in this place of not knowing what’s next. It’s not how I planned things. I once believed that Adpulp.com and Bonehook could sustain me…

There are no rules in war and zero concern for human life. This begs the question, what kind of atrocity needs to be perpetrated on the people of Ukraine before The West gets directly involved in the war? …