What if the Unemployment Rate Were 90%

The Moment Before

Winter Gardening in Zone 10

I Am What I Am

My Predictions for 2026

Christmas's Four Themes, Nuanced

What Was Santa Thinking? A fictional short-short story

The Upsides and Downsides of Giving

The Two Drips: A fictional short-short story

Where Freedom Ends and Responsibility Begins

An Atheist's Search for Meaning at Christmas

Opposites Plan a Party: A sorta fictional short-short story

What I Care About. What Do You?

Christmas Eve at the Slaughterhouse: A fictional short-short story

The Year-End Bonus: A fictional short-short story

Be a Martyr?

Love in the Cafe?: A fictional short-short story

How I Became The Grinch: A fictional short-short story

"I Don't Want to Watch the Ball Drop:" A fictional short-short story

The Happy Couple Throws a Holiday Party: Maybe not that far from real

Career Lessons from Rudolph

A Homeless Mentor? A fictional short-short story

Notes for My How to Do Life Workshop

A Bank Robber Explains: A fictional short-short story

Me, a Billionaire? A fictional short-short story

Why a Ph.D. Got a Real Estate License: A fictional short-short story

How I Ended Up in Compliance: A fictional short-short story

How I Ended Up in a Slaughterhouse: A fictional short-short story

Christmas is a Political Holiday

When Santa Got Bored