5,850 pages across 19 books — What a year it’s been. 2019 was not without its difficulties for me and many of the people in my life. But 2020, sheesh, what a rollercoaster. Whatever life throws my way, books are among the few things I can reliably turn to for comfort and solace, for few activities…

10,119 pages across 25 books — Reading is one of the most important activities I do all day. The morsels of knowledge I gain with each read and the fictional people and places I visit all help me to think clearer, understand how things work more deeply, and sharpen my creativity. I couldn’t do life without…

8,367 pages across 28 books — Hey there, fellow reader! Last year, I did a post on the books I read in 2017, and I decided to do it again for 2018. This year-long exercise really helps me think about the things I read. I hope you enjoy it. Like in 2017, I again consumed 28…

2018, here I come. — It started with a red bicycle. I never owned a red bicycle, nor can I recall a friend who had one. But the first story I wrote was about one, and apparently it moved my mother to tears. I cannot find that story. I have searched high and low for it in my parents’ attic. …

8,512 pages across 28 books — Here’s what I read in 2017, in the order I read them. The list includes a mix of hard copy, ebook, and audiobook versions. (As a side note, this article is not monetized with Amazon Affiliates, just in case you were wondering.) Catalyst (Star Wars): A Rogue One Novel by James Luceno For the most part, this…

(Republished from my Jan 15, 2017 blog post) — Hello, 2017… Let’s be honest. New Years Resolutions are overrated. I’m not too fond of the whole thing, so I don’t participate. I think people put too much pressure on themselves. Besides, why would you need to wait for a new year to roll around to improve yourself (exercise, diet, career, etc.)…

Stop looking for it. Stop waiting, stop wishing. Stop believing in overnight success, just because some joker’s social media highlight reel makes their “success” look that way. Stop believing the so-called gurus who promise to change your life in 5 Easy Steps. There is no magic pill or 3-day program…

Most experienced professionals would tell you tools don’t matter, while younger or less experienced people tend to believe tools are everything. After all, it’s easy to believe having top-of-the-line tools will provide a swifter path to success. …

It’s easy to feel like you don’t know enough. — There was once a boy called Nobody. People called him Bod. Bod lived in a graveyard, and the dead who lived there raised him, mentored him, and granted him the Freedom of the Graveyard so that he could talk with them, and move through walls, and become invisible whenever he…