Essay A Day Challenge

"twenty eight days gone, my last essay drawing nigh: a challenge complete." Though my haiku writing remains regrettably stunted, I spent...

I intended to write about mixed drinks, following a prompt of my friend Nik. However, I chose instead to have a (dirty) gin martini and...

I love my church. Twice a year, Apostles will invite speakers to teach & dialogue with our church on a particular topic. This year,...

Buttery, rich, & substantial. One of these words does not describe the topic of this essay. Alas, there is nothing buttery concerning a...

It is a common occurrence to miss a mark you do not aim for. For, you might find you are aiming at the wrong target; or, perhaps you do...

Let me be clear: THERE ARE NO BLACK PANTHER SPOILERS IN THIS ESSAY. Now, let me turn to the task at hand. I, along with many millions of...

Most people are afraid to talk with middle & high school students for the wrong reasons. If you fear your distinct lack of coolness, you...

You just ordered a pipping hot latte from your favorite local shop, and you are close to running late to work (again). As you walk out,...

On March 25th 1436, composer Guillaume Dufay performed nuper rosarum flores for the consecration of the monumental Florence cathedral,...

I scrapped the essay I planned to write today. I lived less than an hour from Columbine High School when Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold...

"Let me confess too that I do not know myself. For what I know of myself I know because you grant me light, and what I do not know of...

When the resources of a culture are too meagre to carry through the task of reinterpretation, the task of justification becomes...

I've seen more episodes of Family Guy than I care to admit. The bulk of my Family Guy intake occurred between late middle school and...

Last July, I traveled with a team of adults & high school students to Belize. In a developing country home to many rural communities,...

In "The Empty Brain," research psychologist Robert Epstein argues that human brains do not process, store, or retrieve information stored...

I never knew Maryland was so green. Emerald forests dot the countryside to and from Ocean Pines, a serene setting for a cinematic...

An open suggestion is tremendous thing. What one speaks or comments, even intended as a joke, may very well be taken seriously. Such is...

I (unashamedly) love The Last Jedi. Granted, I also remember loving Star Wars Episode I when it first came out. But unlike the prequels,...

I think the essential human experience is to be out of your depth. My dad specializes in geostatistical error management. He literally...