If I Had One Wish
If I had one wish, what would I wish for? I would wish for a chip with all the world’s knowledge on it to be inserted into and understood by my brain.
Trying Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint Protocol for Thirty Days
After reading some longevity books, such as Chip Walter’s Immortality, Inc., and Kris Verburgh’s The Longevity Code, I ran across Bryan Johnson’s YouTube channel and his “Blueprint Protocol” website.
“Nobody’s Perfect” and Other Garbage Idioms
Everyone always says “nobody’s perfect” to somehow arouse in you the feeling of freedom to experiment or try something uncomfortable. But I’m sick of that cliché. Why use the word “perfect” in such a way that is untouchable? Language, after all, is made by humans for humans. You are a human being—you have to learn and try things. That is perfection in my book.
The Atheist Nun
So why share all of these etiquette videos? Well, this was my way of tiptoeing into the moral arena while gaining enough courage to discuss my personal beliefs more directly online.
Creating a Lifestyle Worth Living
I have always been self-driven and goal-directed without the “helpful push” of a boss. I have always been my own boss.
On the Current Cultural Decay
My fear is that we can go backwards as a society. Literary fiction and other art dies in a bad or sick culture. Today, all literary fiction is tribalistic and not about morality at all.
On Writing and Why I Chose Literary Fiction
Ever since childhood, I have used my “microscope” to help me find the words to say.
On Gratitude and Attention to Detail Using a Writer’s Microscope
I have been highly sensitive to my surroundings since I can remember and this contributes to my writerly perspective.
To Readers
Mission Statement: “I write to inspire readers to cherish the most meaningful moments found in daily life.”
To Crafters
Mission Statement: “I do calligraphy to share the beautiful details found in Copperplate script.”
To Reporters
Mission Statement: “I proofread to uphold the integrity of the American English language and the law.”
Finding My Own Voice
I now work for myself as a freelancer and I have nothing to lose, really. I have no teachers or professors there to lower my grades, I have no boss to fire me, I am completely on my own now and able to sink or swim by my own design.
My Business and Current Routine
I decided to call my new business “American Wordsmith” because I realized that all day, every day, I was spending with American English words in a variety of forms: reading them, writing them, fixing them.
Literary Critique of Sally Rooney’s Normal People (Part I)
Many of these topics concern the Left’s tribalistic love affair with topics like racism, feminism, and Marxism. Sally Rooney openly declares herself to be a Marxist, and it seems like that opened the doors to her publishing career.
Literary Critique of Sally Rooney’s Normal People (Part II)
Not only is the writing immature in certain ways, but the characters from the beginning are immature.