Sometimes, writing something can feel like preparing a term paper: you know you have to do it, the only way to get it done is to sit down and write it, but you have a mental block that makes you want to avoid the strenuous activity of sitting down to punch at the keys. I … Continue reading 19Mar2022
We The Living by Ayn Rand
We The Living was published by Ayn Rand in 1936. Rand was a Russian-born writer who escaped Russia a few years after the Russian Revolution when the Soviets took over the country. Rand had stated that We The Living was the closest thing she had written to an autobiography, saying it was semi-autobiographical. This book … Continue reading We The Living by Ayn Rand
Old Time Radio
I recall playing LA Noire, a video game in which you play as LAPD Detective Cole Phelps in 1947, right after WWII. It’s a fantastic game with a lot of guns blazin’ action coupled with fascinating investigative work. I can go on for hours about this game as it’s one of my favorites but one … Continue reading Old Time Radio
12Jan22
Well, I sent off Sirens to an editor and wow... how did a university give me an English degree? I saw more red than I saw black ink. My grammar was awful, apparently I struggle with “misplaced participle phrases,” and I have clunky wording. This all is particularly disheartening considering this is technically the THIRD … Continue reading 12Jan22
Memento Mori
Have you ever felt like you’re stuck in a rat race? You’rejust going through the motions. Though you have a dream in mind, you feel like it’s too unrealistic, too grandiose, and like it will always be a dream? It’s a struggle. And it only gets worse as you get older. Life will always get in the way and those that … Continue reading Memento Mori
Drew Schroeder 