Author Archives: Chris

I have a couple of friends who I met during my last stretch of office work way way back last decade. I joke with them that, having spent 10+ years as a freelance writer/intensely underappreciated author, I was no longer compatible with the in-office lifestyle. I’d gone feral. Put me in an office from 9-5Continue reading “Gone feral”

Where oh where have I been? Sitting here, waiting for all this to blow over. But in all the waiting and such, my writing skills have atrophied to an alarmingly dismal level. Why? Because if you don’t practice, you get worse. Oh sure, I still had creative thoughts and such. But as I have saidContinue reading “Back to your irregularly scheduled program”

So here’s what I’ve learned and may be finally, fully accepting: social media is not good for me. It’s a firehose of outrage and knee-jerk, low information opinions. And I keep STICKING MY FACE IN IT. I keep going back for a few reasons: Attention-seeking. This is an isolating time for all of us, andContinue reading “I’m here, not there”