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It's National Poetry Month!

Poetry was my gateway drug to writing. I wrote shamelessly and fearlessly, with teen-angsty superlatives about things I knew nothing abou...

An Untimely End

Leviathan meets Vessel amid a tumultuous sea. Mighty appendages grasp the listing hull, dragging it to unfathomable depths. A form emerge...

An end of SAD

The sun is shining, the snow is melting (for the nth time this season), and Winter's finish line is in sight! I know, I know - it's Canad...

The Great Fiction War Fall'16 Champion!

I'll admit, it's a rather lengthy title, but I am just so excited! So I entered another writing competition. I realize that I work best w...

Tattooing as Storytelling

Storytelling takes place across a variety of media, from creative expression that has lasted millennia, like dance and painting, to more ...

Change sucks, but apparently it's good for me.

Looking back, I am glad I went through the pain (I know that sounds strange, but it’s true). I wouldn’t want to relive it, so how can on...

Watching words grow...

...is infinitely more exciting than watching paint dry. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then there is no sense in reading on....

Best Laid Plans

It's my designated Day of Writing. Check. The coffee is black and hot. Check. My desk is (somewhat) clear and my computer is on. Check an...

Organized space, clear mind.

Behold, my new desk! I bought it at an antique shop and probably overpaid for it in terms of its market value, but considering I've been ...

Cool Stuff by Readers

Hey readers! I would love to see you do something creative with Being Human - whether you take a picture reading in an unusual spot, sp...

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I tell stories.

Some of them are true.

Most of them are not.