Category: Writing

February 13, 2018 Pat

I really had to dig deep to find a writing topic this week. Some may call it “writer’s block.” I simply call it “empty brain.” For the last two weeks or so I’ve been struggling with empty brain. It truly feels like there’s nothing inside my head except Crossfit, my next meal, and this one…

January 7, 2018 Pat

Every year it seems I go back and forth on New Years resolutions. Do I like them? Do I not like them? Will I make any? Will I ever get them done? Where am I? Is this a Christmas coma? Happy New Year? What year is it? Who am I? That sort of thing. Every…

December 11, 2017 Pat

A few days ago I was asked to watch someone’s dog over the holiday. This is a request that is often asked of me. At least 6 to 8 times a year, I have a friend or acquaintance or friend-of-a-friend or friend-of-my-mom ask me to watch their house, dog, dogs, cat, cats, fish, or plants…

August 9, 2017 Pat

Long have I wanted to be an artist. Not with paint and glitter (you know how artists love glitter) but with words and acting. By the time I graduated high school, I knew I was going to be a successful actor. Cue the laugh track. I would use my instrument (my body, my self) to…