Water is rapidly condensing on the ice bag next to my keyboard. It’s double-bagged, refrigerator-made ice. When I put the ice in the bag it was aligned in a tight, color-guard formation and as cold as Shackleton’s mustache. The ziplock bags are name brand. I checked because I didn’t want it leaking all over the […]
Christopher Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) I found the writings of Christopher Hitchens as I closed the door on my twenties. My mind was on fire. For the preceding months I had been consuming material on reason, science, and the argument for theism. Hitchens was an intellect that was fresh and biting. […]
The world is out to get me Most of us have been there. Something happens in the course of the day that doesn’t sit right with you. The more you think about it, the more frequently you picture yourself in the UFC ring holding them in a BJJ choke for a few extra seconds. Whether […]
With every step, I can hear the creek water squishing past my wrinkled toes and forcing air out of the tops of my shoe. The escaping air is blowing tiny water bubbles that I can see when I glance down. My thigh muscles tighten and bulge as I shift the weight from my left to […]
