I am also a writer. A front-end developer. A gardener. A small-town Alabama kid just trying to figure out whatever it is that that folks are supposed to figure out on this journey. Welcome to my little home on the web.
This is who my grandfather is and who he will always be for me. He inches slyly toward me, hiding something in his hand. I am sitting on the floor of the living room, leaning against a recliner. Bending slightly at the hips and knees, he lowers himself enough to … Continue reading →
Another weekend gone by, and I almost have absolutely nothing to show for it. I did manage to accomplish one thing that I’ve been planning to do for weeks though. I have a new theme. I named it One Image because I wanted to put my CSS skills to a … Continue reading →
Taylor Caldin and Jordan Hill sat in a booth at Sammy’s next to the front window, sucking the last of their shakes. It was 11:30, half an hour before closing, and Taylor’s mother, Jean, who worked there, was wiping the counter clean. Taylor was an only child. His father hadn’t … Continue reading →
Once again, I’m late getting back in bed. My nap ran over almost two hours. I was supposed to sleep from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m., but I didn’t get up until 12:40. Now, I’m stuck with no time left for blogging. I need to be hitting the important topics … Continue reading →
There are 2,838 members of the Facebook group “Against Opening Facebook to Everyone (Official Petition to Facebook).” So far. It’s our contry’s value of elitism. I admit it. I have that feeling too. To be better than anyone else. “I’m on Facebook, and you’re stuck on MySpace.” Na-na-na-na. It’s part … Continue reading →
I’ve been running on little sleep all week. I can’t manage to take a nap, one of the things I can usually do at any point in the day, and I’ve had some trouble going to sleep late at night. I think it’s just the stress of mid-terms and the … Continue reading →
For some reason I couldn’t manage to get in my nap tonight. I tried at 5:00, 7:00, and 9:00, all without success. Now, I’m up way too late, finishing up little things that I need to take care of, like a short story, this blog, and posting my Halo 2 … Continue reading →
I don’t know what it is about the fall that makes me want to write so much. Maybe it’s that long break over the summer in which I do next to nothing. Getting excited about school again. And trust me, I do get excited about school when fall semester kicks … Continue reading →
There are more and more books coming out each year that try and uncover what it means to be a public high school student today. Edward Humes does this beautifully, but he takes a different route. He goes into the heart of one of the nation’s top schools, Whitney High, … Continue reading →
There isn’t enough time in the day. I can tell it’s already going to be a long week for me. Wednesday, I have an article due for Newswriting, which I spent about an hour working on tonight. Thursday, I need to have a rough draft of a short story for … Continue reading →