You Lighthouse My Life

When I was very young, whenever we would pass a particular cemetery in Joliet, Illinois, without fail I would point to the limestone entrance which was a single castle-esque cylindrical cupola with a door, and say “That’s my house. I’m going to live there.” For years this went on. And when I pass it to this [...]

A Tale of Technology Fail

One night at school I made a grave error. I needed coffee and instead of doing the right thing, I went to the machine. I’ve encountered this type of machine before. In 1997 when I was in junior college. 14 years have passed since my novice coffee-drinking days and I should have known better. The [...]