Senti-Mental
This week, I had an essay turned down by a literary publication for bordering on “the sentimental.” I’m not entirely certain what the editors mean by “the sentimental,” but let […]
Tag Archives: humor
Sleeping dog’s lie
I recently broke the most universally applicable, insightful, and helpful advice I’ve ever heard. It didn’t come from a rabbi or a Hallmark card. It didn’t come from Mr. Rogers […]
Free-Range Gratitude
‘Tis the season for thankfulness, and I’m reminded of someone I heard on the radio recently. He proposed that the simple ability to wake up in the morning (or, presumably, […]
Heeeeeeere’s Zach!
My avid readers across the country—one of whom isn’t even related to me—often comment to me on my distinct voice. At first I took this as an insult, the equivalent […]
¿Hablas desobediencia civil?
The Spanish language is in my bloodstream. I grew up in New Mexico; Spanish was a part of daily life, from the street signs in my neighborhood to the street […]
Next Stop: Platinum
As expert recording artists, my bandmate and I recently booked our first-ever studio time. Some people think we are jumping ahead, because we have not even played our first gig […]
Root of the Problem
There comes a time in all writers’ lives when, after years of studying the craft and traveling the world to gather new experiences, their art and their career culminate in […]
Typecast
If there’s one thing I’m tired of, it’s people older than me complaining about kids these days. Kids these days don’t know how to have respect. Kids these days are […]
The Iron Horse Tango
I have this recurring nightmare every year in the months leading up to the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. I’m all lubed up, and so is my bike. I’m standing astraddle […]
Blood Donors and Don’ts
I had one of my most brilliant and most heroic ideas last week immediately after finishing a grueling bike ride. Normally my brilliant and heroic ideas come during grueling bike […]
