All Stories

Explore essays, rants, short stories, and serialized fiction.

Preparation Matters

After reading the responses to It’s January and I’m Getting Started, it became obvious that people are not short on motivation. They are short on direction.

January 03, 2026 4 min read 114 views

It's January and I'm Getting Started

Extended water fasting isn’t for the faint of heart, but the rewards are undeniable. Your body will go through dramatic changes, but so will you.

January 03, 2026 5 min read 336 views

The 6th Love Language

The Five Love Languages do not fit everyone. For some people love is found in staying up too late sharing ideas, long conversations, and being intellectually met. This essay suggests intellectual stimulation as its own love language. Thinking together can feel as close as any touch or word.

December 21, 2025 3 min read 621 views

What College Promises, What It Delivers

This editorial blends three perspectives on college at different life stages to show how its meaning changes over time. Created with AI, it synthesizes individual viewpoints into a single reflection on growth, expectation, and hindsight.

December 21, 2025 3 min read 316 views
Personal Growth Thoughts

After Disney Land

Adulthood taught me the world wasn’t Disney Land and not everyone was a friend. Reading john a powell finally gave me language for what we’d been feeling all along. Turns out we just needed better bridges.

December 21, 2025 3 min read 535 views
Reflections Education Personal Growth Community Building Thoughts

Changing the Future One Conversation at a Time

Debate teaches us how to win. Consultation teaches us how to understand. When young people learn to think with one another instead of against one another, something extraordinary happens: solutions appear that none of us could have created alone.

December 07, 2025 3 min read 385 views
Personal Growth Thoughts

Thoughts From Beyond The Mic

When I'm not in the booth, I’m writing. I’m sharing my thoughts. Offering my perspective on the world. This space isn’t about marketing my voice—it’s about connecting, in a different way.

December 06, 2025 2 min read 572 views

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