by aaron | Feb 14, 2025 | blog
Sometimes life hits you with certain thematic consistencies. These could be dreams or conversational topics, the smell of freshly baked peanut butter cookies or the way light slants through a window. At a certain point you notice the recurrences and begin tuning...
by aaron | Feb 1, 2025 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
At the grocery store earlier today I noticed that egg prices have risen to $7.84 for a dozen Grade A eggs. This price reflects plain old white eggs, not the fancy organic kind, although I live on the West Coast and all eggs must be cage free, which raises the price...
by aaron | Jan 23, 2025 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
During his inauguration speech this past Tuesday our new President spoke once again about reversing America’s decline, again. This confused me, as I was fairly certain he’d already Made America Great Again, during what I think of as the First Again, 2016—2020....
by aaron | Jan 20, 2025 | blog
Happy Inauguration Day. (Lyrics are below for those who wish to sing along) Here you come again Just when I’ve begun to get myself together You waltz right in the door, just like you’ve done before And wrap my heart ’round your little...
by aaron | Jan 1, 2025 | blog, not-fiction, Scribbles&Scraps
The human eraser had long, thin legs and a squishy rubber head. He groomed his beard every morning but could never entirely remove the castaway crumbs of yesterday’s rubbings. He hewed strongly to principles of Leave No Trace. It was impossible to leave no trace, but...
by aaron | Jul 11, 2024 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
I spend the majority of my days with two cats, Jerry and Sterling. They’re charming, weird companions who typically spend their days staring out windows, napping, and occasionally wrestling, though I’ve recently noticed that anytime I go near the kitchen...