Hello, readers. Hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated. I was recently listening to my ‘liked’ songs on Spotify, shuffled because I had no idea what kind of mood I was in, and when Modest Mouse’s “ Doin’ the cockroach” started to play this launched my brain into a nostalgic…

is it considered a listicle if nothing is numbered? I don’t remember when a nap became a privileged treat and not just viewed as quiet time for the adults. I don’t remember what I thought about reality before The Truman Show existed. I don’t remember ever freely participating in classroom…

and even Atticus Finch would forgive the sinful thoughts this is a a random musing about a random bird that could not be silent early one random morning. it’s just a casual story with no learned moral to convey by the end. As of late, there has been a bird…

Hi, hello. I’m pleased that you, dear reader, came back and clicked on the email for the final scenes of my short screenplay story-type thing. If you are new and missed the beginnings, here is scene one and scenes two, three, and four. The artwork and characters are by Sam…

Welcome back for more Mustard Love! If you haven’t read scene one yet, go do that first and then come back for scenes two, three, and four. To reiterate, the artwork and characters are by the brilliant Sam Toft (go check out her stuff). …

About 10 years ago, 20-something year old me fell in love with a collection of artwork called ‘Meet the Mustards’ by Sam Toft. Her artistic style and clever characters inspired my first attempt at writing a short screenplay. I know, I know, the formatting is all wrong, but the idea…

The following is not what I learned about Amazon, but instead, about myself and I have a feeling some people, in general, can relate — something that I knew and realized, but it was not until I worked here that it became experienced and overwhelming and it clicked and felt…

My dearest - We’re married. Can you believe it finally happened after years of talking and joking around about it? Welcome to being a Howell. We’re a simple breed, for the most part. Let me begin by prefacing the following as stuff you likely already know or have the general…

The mere thought of getting rid of books saddens me. Unfortunately, I tried to once. The wave of minimalism caught my attention and I tried applying it to my life. It all began fine — Clothes: pretty easy. Things and knick-knacks: easy. I saved books for last and, as of…