Month: March 2016

  • It’s midnight and I’m rewatching The Sixth Sense. Probably not the best life decision, but whatevs. I’d actually been thinking about this movie the other day. The clever storytelling. The phenomenal performances. The simple, sharp writing. Cole: Everyone got upset. They had a meeting. Mom started crying. I don’t draw like that anymore. Malcolm: How do…

  • “The Big Three Oh” with Angie Liang for Just Between Us In 2015, Angie and Kristan turned 30. The milestone was both more and less momentous than they expected… “How to Buy Your First House” for Just Between Us Step 1: Convince yourself that you do not need a house. Your 2-bed, 2-bath condo has plenty of space.…

  • Murals of Cincinnati

    Sometimes beauty is hidden right in front of our eyes. Sometimes we need to explore our own backyards. A few weeks ago, Andy and I did just that, taking ourselves on a self-guided tour of the many murals that adorn downtown Cincinnati. We saw only a fraction of them, and this is only a fraction of what we…

  • “Having a Heart, Being Alive” by Roxane Gay I am a fiction writer who stumbled into writing nonfiction. Though I had written a handful of essays as a younger writer, I spent most of my time writing stories and trying to lose myself in the lives of imaginary others. I also resented how as a…