Books & Literature
The Written Word
Examination Day | A Short Story by Henry Slesar
One day during a discussion about books, a friend recommended I read the story Examination Day by Henry Slesar. It took...
The Lowest Animal
In The Lowest Animal, Mark Twain describes how animals often show greater civility than humans, causing him to ponder man's...
VIDEO: G. Edward Griffin Crash Course on The Creature From Jekyll Island: The Fed & Its Nefarious Agenda
“Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws!” ~ Mayer...
About My Art: Why I Pursue Quality Over Quantity
In past discussions concerning my blog and/or books, many people have urged me to just start throwing stuff up on...
VIDEO: How the Selfie Phenomenon is Redefining Beauty
I really liked the following video, and it makes a very salient point toward the end: that social media (internet/digital...
16 Precepts for Acquiring the Treasure of Knowledge (UPDATED)
In A. G. Sertillanges’ book The Intellectual Life, Catholic Priest and Political Philosophy Professor James V. Schall, S. J. makes mention of a...
Amazon Isn’t Threatening to Drive Publishers & Bookstores Out of Business—Authors & Readers Are
I originally wrote this article back in 2014, but it’s been one of my more popular articles, and since the...
Stories: Such Timid Little Creatures
Stories are like highly sensitive, timid little creatures; during times of stress and chaos and insecurity, etc., they all run...
The Law of Love vs. The Law of Violence
The following essay by Leo Tolstoy was originally included in the publication The Law of Love and the Law of...
Find What You Love, And Let It Kill You
At the time I wrote this, I was in the process of eliminating as many of the petty distractions in...
