Hello, dear readers! I’ve created a new blog. This means that I’ll be done posting on On the Prairie. While I enjoyed this blog, it’s become way too cluttered a little unwieldly. I will still leave this up, of course, for anyone’s viewing pleasure. This was a great first blog. Here, I wrote about my… Continue reading New Year, New Blog!
My first Postaday, featuring my personal interpretation of the word “continue.”
Hello there, dear readers! New York is an amazing place. In New York, there’s always something to do, somewhere to eat, and too many tall buildings to count. Amid hundreds of thousands of people, are actors, musicians, writers, poets, and fresh fantastic minds. One of these incredible minds is Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the… Continue reading Hamilton & NYC trip
Hello, dear readers! Lately, I’ve been on a mental roller coaster. I’ve gone from feeling great–like super confident, pumped, and in control–to feeling like I’m wallowing in quicksand. Every time I move, the thoughts in my brain would only drag me down further. While I’m continuing to make more personal changes in my life–seeing that… Continue reading At the Bat with my Brain
Hello, dear readers! I know it’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Work and general uncertainty has kept me from hitting OtP up, but I want to work on that. Ever since childhood, I could be found scanning the shelves of libraries, because words are a sense of comfort for me. Even though I don’t… Continue reading Returning to the Words
Hello, dear readers! I know you’re busy, but this is important. Extremely important. Election day is fast approaching, and I’m getting anxious. To be honest, I’m well past sick and tired of the mud-slinging ads and debates. In all honesty, I just want to get vote in as quickly as possible. But. But if I… Continue reading Holding the Conch Shell
Hello, dear readers! After re-watching Madoka Magica made me all fired up about wanting to do a proper review for the show. I’m focusing solely on the first While I’ve done a review for this show before, re-watching the anime made me want to examine the tone in this I know that I’ve done a… Continue reading Tone in Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Hello, dear readers! Recently, I’ve been falling back into an indie rap kick. This is my jam when it comes to rap–I cannot stand the phony “drugs, sex, booze, monnay (money),” spiel on the radio. That said, I don’t deny that popular artists like Eminem are damn good at what they do; that’s not it,… Continue reading Dan Bull
Hello, dear readers! I’m currently outside, sitting by the firepit. There’s plenty of sun, puffy white clouds, and blue sky. Birds sing for mates or to claim their territory. Bogan and Bentley are at the end of their leashes, eager to be by us. Gramma and Grandpa are clearing out the detritus underneath our row… Continue reading Graduation Preparation
Hello, dear readers! My twenty-fifth birthday is steadily approaching. While I’m excited to turn a year older, it’s also dawning on me that I am getting closer to hitting thirty. (What? I can’t be getting old yet!) While I’m still twenty-four, I want to reflect on this poigant year in my life. Good things, like… Continue reading I am 24, going on 25
Let's zoom in, shall we?
A land we can share (a place I can map)
Life, Love and the Absurd through the Lens of Fatherhood
Not all those who wander are lost. ~ JRR Tolkien
It's a dangerous business, going out your door...
Small Stories of a Twenty-Something Adventuring Through Life
