“Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance. Everybody thinks it’s true.” – Paul Simon There’s an active set of railroad tracks that run within a mile of our house. It’s a freight line that often stops traffic…
Please know that this is not one of those self-righteous, narcissistic posts that shame people for not being as cool the author thinks he is. Promise. I learned long ago that you can’t get along with everyone. Even if you try…
The older I get the more I see waves of young people in America come to terms with the reality that the dreams they have been chasing might be a lie. It usually starts in their mid-to-late 20s when they’re…
“See that mountain over there? Well, one of these days I’m gonna climb that mountain.” – Mountain Music, by Alabama This song came out in 1982, the year I turned 18. It must have been pretty popular because it seeped…
He took a long swig of beer, crushed the can, and discarded it in the yard. Then he lit a cigarette and motioned for us to get into the car. It was a summer afternoon. Sweat glistened on our skin…
Is there anything more featureless than being a white, middle-class, heterosexual American male? There’s nothing controversial for us to fight for. Our job is to do our part to keep the species moving forward, and, thanks to religion and politics…
Writer. Father to daughters. Husband. Ad man. Raised by wolves. 
