The Ministry of Listening
I’m a Texan. We’re known for “story swapping”—one person after the other sharing related stories. Sure, sometimes it seems that people are trying to “best” the last speaker, but that’s not really what it’s about—it’s a cultural thing. I’m a man. The male species has...
Conquering Chaos
Chaos—pick a day, and you will likely encounter, at minimum, a trace of it. You can plan for it, have your ducks all in a row, but invariably, one of those ducks will have a catastrophe or make another duck mad, and suddenly that well-laid plan throws life into utter...
As Sick as My Secrets
I remember that day well. To put it simply, I was terrified. For the first time in my life, I’d taken an honest look at my character, and now I was getting ready to admit to the deep forms of selfishness that had been the chief activators of my drinking. This process...