Brennan's Old Blog

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. -Jack Layton

 

The Swing of Things

Getting back into the swing of things after taking a break can be harder — the longer the break, the more difficult. Especially when that thing is writing that’ll actually make eyeballs stick. Or, more eloquently, finding a story to tell — and telling...

The Many Lives of Milton Samson

“The past is just a story we tell ourselves.” –Spike Jonze, Her, 2013 Nothing more. And yet there are so many days that aren’t part of this story, aren’t there? A countless number of unmemorable moments — these make up the bulk of...

The Many Deaths of Naomi Rainwater

“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I...

Just Eliot

“ If the world was ending, I think I would grab some Cinnamon Toast Crunch, a bunch of water, and I’d probably just… I’d probably go crazy.”  — Tyler, The Creator Let’s connect the dots, let’s start at the beginning. There must...