For many years, I proudly referred to my ramblings as the Ultimate Random, a moniker that seemed to capture the essence of my unbridled musings, flights of fancy, and wild imaginings. I reveled in the thought that I was a free spirit, unbound by convention or predictability, unconstrained by the fetters of logic or reason.…

I never wanted to write what everyone else wrote. No, I needed to express the topics everyone thinks about at one time or another, but I have neither the words to describe nor the guts to relate. Yet, as a writer, lately I’ve reduced myself to revisiting past scribblings of topical articles, delving deep into…

Life isn’t always butterflies and rainbows. For us mere mortals, life is often like trudging through a murky swamp. If there is an occasional butterfly flitting by, it’s only to remind us that not everything is pure misery. In our darkest moments, when we seek guidance from peers and loved ones, we’re insisted to do…

Efficiency has become my number one priority in life. With each passing year, my strictness for efficiency grows. In another article, I plan to explain more in depth my thought process for being more efficient; but here, I want to talk about how I got to this point. Perhaps, my obsession with efficiency is due…

As the hours pass into darkness, I find myself obscured by the dark shadows of my clouded past. Certainly, there were silver linings to be enjoyed, but for all the rain that pours down upon me, often I find myself still wanting for a cool refreshing rain. Instead, the raindrops felt like little pins and…

I was taught at many points in my childhood that character determines your fate. The common consensus is that nothing can be truer when it comes to your personal success and happiness. Ultimately, it’s not what you know or even how hard you work that determines your success – it’s who you are. If you…

For years, I wore my heart on my sleeve. It was obvious when I’d have a bad day. It didn’t seem to be worth the energy to even bother to hide how I really felt. But, it made people become quite leery of me. I was a ticking time bomb about to explode. Still, I tried…

“The rest is still unwritten…” – Natasha Bedingfield I can hear the chuckles right now for referencing a Natasha Bedingfield song, perhaps easily her most famous, “Unwritten.” Lest we forget, though, that the future is still, in fact, unwritten. People may believe in Fate or Destiny, but trying to understand the threads that may well…

I feel that there is a certain material grossness to the words that I have written in all times before now. I have never quite comprehended the source of my poetic and lyrical inspirations, and I can’t say that I quite do now, except to say that I seem to be a veritable well of…

Literary agents play an essential role in the world of publishing, providing a bridge between authors and publishing houses. I have all the respect in the world for the talented literary agents who turn writers’ dreams into tangible realities. But, while they have proven to be indispensable for many, some authors choose to forgo an…