“In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let all who worship evil’s might, beware my power, Green Lantern’s light!” - Hal Jordan “Let all who worship evil’s might” says the Green Lantern code. All evil worshipers should beware a Green Lantern. But there’s only one for an entire sector [Continue]
I’ve mentioned that I love Flash Fiction challenges. This one is a Noir/Crime challenge which is a genre that I’ve only begun to dip my toes into. I am a neophyte, but a joyful one. No. I mean a gritty, hard boiled, dark one. See? Learning. Thanks to Do Some Damage (the Monday Steve Weddle flavor) for [Continue]
Two articles ago (Before the Saturday Morning Cartoon interlude) I had three unbiased professionals review the first year of this website. I asked them to pick their favorite articles, and they did a fine job. Now it’s my turn. Here are my top five articles which—just like Velma from Scooby-Doo (according to Can’t Hardly Wait)—never [Continue]
I’ve spent the last four waking hours in these pajamas. Along side Mom’s family breakfast, I’ve downed at least three bowls of Fruity Pebbles. I have the sticky-sweet film coating the inside of my mouth to prove it. My sister played with toys on the carpet beside me. At one point we attempted to play [Continue]
“Whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” -Buddha The look back; it’s crucial to enlightened and introspective living. The look back helps us internalize and value our product [Continue]
“A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.” -Miles Davis I was irresponsible, had the wrong priorities, moving too fast and not thinking things through. Thus I slipped as my bare, wet feet met my tile foyer. There was a sound like tearing [Continue]
Chuck said use these words. So I did. It’s flash fiction at my flashiest… She by Keith Karabin She is good & she is bad, no one understands… She will hide in silence, then her day will come, She was a virgin vixen… -The Misfits “She” Dusk didn’t matter. I knew protocol. The phone chain [Continue]
I don’t feel that I’m good with Depression. Though my colleagues, supervisors and patients with depression have disagreed, I still can’t shake the feeling that depression is one heart malady which I could be better at helping my patients confront. Statistically speaking, that’s a big deal since, according to a recent article, 1 in 6 people [Continue]
Last week would have been a good week for a nervous breakdown. Aside from busting my foot and having to cram five days of work into four, I was preparing to do the family taxes. Truth be told, I don’t hate doing the taxes, but, much like every American, the whole situation can crank my [Continue]
“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties…Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward…” -Albert Einstein Do it and you get a cookie. That is the essence of behavioral modification therapy. The more I [Continue]
