4.30.21

I like writing short stories. I don't have the attention span for most stories to carry on too long, not yet. I've written some long ones but even long ones for me are about 50,000 words. Beyond that, it's a bit overwhelming and hard to keep together, especially when I don't have a whole lot … Continue reading 4.30.21

4.28.21

I've been having some difficulty reading lately. Not that I've been struggling to physically read, but more so that I've been struggling to find what to read. I'd started reading The New Centurions by Joseph Wambaugh, an older cop book but as much as I loved it, I didn't want it to end so I haven't … Continue reading 4.28.21

One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn

I listen to a lot of the lectures talks from Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and one person he loves to talk about is Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn, a Soviet gulag survivor. Solzhenitzyn's life was rather extraordinary in that he studies math and physics at Rostov State University in Russia, was an artillery officer in WWII, then was … Continue reading One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn