Give Them The Stick, Not The Carrot

1 Aug 2021

Persuasion comes in many forms. Those who hold positions of power change minds by dangling the proverbial carrot or wielding a stinging stick. President Biden chose the carrot in his…

Rachel

21 Nov 2020

I want this to be an ode, an anthem, a love song. But not an elegy. I was transfixed by her eyes. Realizing they are hazel. All this time, I…

Talking About The Virus

21 Nov 2020

Three times over the last six  months, my sinuses have been explored by Q-Tips and three times, the results have been negative. Time for joy. Just the same, I think…

Survival of the Fittest

31 Mar 2020

The average lifespan of Americans is 78.69 years. That was in 2016, the last year the statistic was collected. While that sound like a ripe old age,  the Canadian, Japanese…