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Reflections of a Second Life
Reflecting on my transformative experience in Second Life, detailing how it provided social connectivity, creative freedom, and personal growth. From discovering gameplay opportunities to building a thriving business, facing challenges, including financial stress and personal conflict. Read More
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A Common-Sense Fix for County Social Media
Royal Examiner: I urged Warren County to review county-affiliated social media accounts, restore improperly hidden comments, adopt a formal moderation policy, document deleted or restricted content, and train account managers on First Amendment and public-records responsibilities. Read More
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A Completely Neutral Response From Someone Who Was Not Invited to Dance
Royal Examiner: A playful letter about Dueling Disco sparked a public back-and-forth with Sue Laurence, turning dry humor, NASA jokes, pastoral plus-one confusion, and disco compliance into extra attention for Hike Kidz Foundation and Cars Changing Lives. Read More
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First Baptist Church Celebrates 151 Years of Historic Bell
Royal Examiner: First Baptist Church of Front Royal marked the 151st anniversary of its historic 1875 bell, celebrating its restored voice, its journey from Crescent Street, and a renewed tradition of children ringing it before and after worship. Read More
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The Watermelon Has Been Compromised
For Samuels Public Library’s Tiny Art exhibit, I painted a bitten watermelon on a sunny picnic table, inspired by summertime memories, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, and the playful idea that the fruit had been compromised. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Everything But the Tea
For the Tokyo challenge, a simple search for tea turns into convenience-store chaos as a tourist gets sidetracked by rice balls, fried chicken, pudding, socks, and a phone charger, then panics at the cashier’s rapid-fire questions in a Tokyo konbini. Read More
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County Supervisors Confronted by Multiple Departmental Budget Requests Among Other Topics as FY-27 Approaches
Royal Examiner: This article documents my June 2 public comment urging clearer oversight of county budget transfers and connects to ongoing concerns about tax relief rules affecting elderly and disabled residents whose benefits complicate local eligibility. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Santa’s Little OSHA Violation
Santa channels Tool Man energy to help little Timmy build a pinewood derby car, but the gift list spirals wildly out of control. Chainsaws, plasma cutters, flamethrowers, and “More power!” turn a wholesome Christmas moment into complete mechanical chaos. Read More
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100 Word Stories: Steam-Powered Summer
A riverboat honeymoon memory lingers through decades of change as a son discovers his mother still treasured a framed photograph from a joyful voyage aboard the Delta Queen. Read More
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Artist Trading Card: Artistic Revolution #6
An afternoon making artist trading cards at Stone Branch Center for the Arts turned into a nostalgic dive into goth and industrial music, surreal collage art, and an absurd “artistic revolution” led by Hello Kitty, ransom-note typography, flowers, & punk-inspired experimentation. Read More