September 19 is the "International Talk Like a Pirate Day." Any seadog worth their salt knows that to talk like a pirate, ye must know their lingo and adopt a scurvy pirate accent. Talkin' l… Read More

From the author of Rottnest, comes a novella about an eight-year-old navigating school, friendships and neglect. Although Saint Peter’s Knickers deals with some pretty depres… Read More

Please, for the love of God, don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Please, please, PLEASE! …oh, well, see, now you’ve done it—you counted ‘em. We hope y… Read More

Believe it or not, I’ve never copped a Twitter ban before. I’ve gotten into a few heated arguments, but I’m not a very aggressive Twitterer in general. In fact, my favorit… Read More

Being self-aware all the time is hard. In fact, there are many human flaws – or cognitive biases – that keep us from making rational decisions. It’s these human biases that… Read More

Anyone who's ever worked in the food service industry is bound to have met one of these—an extremely rude customer who shouldn't be allowed back into the restaurant. Or to order food e… Read More

Imagine being on a date and the gorgeous-looking guy or girl starts by telling you about themselves…. “I have no empathy, I think of myself as pretty much equal to God. I&rsquo… Read More

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images Prepare yourself for a possible day of absolutely nothing, or complete and utter chaos... It’s Trade Deadline Day, and unlike the last 4… Read More

My most recent relationship has come to an end after almost 8 months. Everything was so amazing, or so I thought. I have been reflecting the last few days and decided to write this post beca… Read More

Trilby has ratings and reviews. Petra X said: I’ve finished the book now, and so expanded the SC note to include something of a review, below.S. : Trilby (Oxford World’s Classics… Read More

Getty Image Less than a full 24 hours after Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) called for Donald Trump’s resignation on Twitter, the president had predictably taken the bait and atta… Read More

Most Republicans running for president have only one idea: Be like Reagan! Unfortunately, they seem to remember nothing about Reagan apart from the media-created caricature of a slightly add… Read More

Gracious me, there has been yet another Twitter scuffle, one that needs a bit of dissecting. I'll be naming names in this post so you can go and look for yourself about the hissyfit. I'm mor… Read More