Bandwagon Fans

Football is upon us Nothing beats the beginning of football season. We dispel the wretched heat and bring forth wondrous winter sports. Goodbye yard work, hello football! Every season begins with optimism—often irrational optimism—but optimism feels great regardless...

Political Highway

Political horseshoe? Nolan chart? Political compass? When creating an abstract theory of politics, the political highway rules them all. The two-party political system in the United States is like a single roadway on a four-lane highway. That metaphor sounded less...

Annoying Words: Pretentious

I should probably love all words. After all, I am a wannabe wordsmith and a person in possession a degree that claims that I’m a master of the English language. Words are special snowflakes. Like colors for an artist, each has its place when used appropriately....

In My Dream I’m Drowning

This creative nonfiction piece was written for Christopher Burnside’s Elements of Style class at the University of Dayton. Like everything else from that class, I’m putting it here in the oddball category rather than the academic category. If I remember...

Dear Elon Musk

“Dear Elon Musk” was an assignment for Professor Burnside’s “Element’s of Style” class at UD. We were required to write a persuasive letter and every sentence had to have at least 25 words. Dear Elon Musk, As a fan of Ray...