Stuck in a Way of Life The dark cloud above my head seems to be expanding. It’s something that I’ve dealt with most of my life and I’d imagine I’ll be dealing with this storm of negativity the rest of my life. I don’t know really how I should be dealing with it. Everyone has…
Creative Chops Shaped by Chicago
Miles and Miles of Killing When I look at my future, I’m not sure what I see. I’d love to be able to say that I see greatness on the horizon, but in truth it’s all a blur. But today I finished my first edit to my detective novel Miles and Miles of Killing. It’s…
Minh the Madness Ends in Fire and Bullets
The story of Minh He stands overlooking the city. It’s hot…so damn hot. Minh stands there smoking contently. There’s a look in his eye, a quiet violent rage, his stare goes for a million miles. Every single person to ever cross him is on his mind. He reminisces on the day he got revenge on…
Camden Town where the Weedman comes Correct
Shakespeare like a BEAST I remember the first time I copped weed in London. It was at the tube station in Camden Town. I was an exchange student there for the summer to learn about Shakespeare and his works. I went through Florida State University, they had a campus right next door to the British…
Gothic Quarter Hidden Treasures of Man
Stepping into a Dream I’ve been dreaming of Barcelona summers. It’s been exactly one year since I was wondering around the Catalan city. I miss sitting in a tiny Placa sipping a coffee while I snack on some Prosciutto and melon. Working on my next novel Foster & Chadwick. The sounds and smells of the…
Mom and Pop Locked and Loaded for the Holiday’s Part 1
Family for the Holiday’s She touched my shoulder gently. I knew it was time. I’m long overdue for a visit back home. Back to where things first went wrong. She never understood my hesitation to bring her back with me for a visit to old Mom and Pop. She’s always been very close to her…
Taksim Square Start Point For Getting Lost
Traveling Wide and Far for good reason Standing at Taksim Square I felt an overwhelming sense of distance from anything I’ve ever known. It was a moment in time where many things I always thought I knew, blasted apart, shattered under the weight of truth. The smell of the salty Bosphorus tangled with the summer…
Cuba Smoked Up Along the Malecon
Drop Dead Gorgeous Cuba was a beautiful place, full of life and color and endearing people. I didn’t know what to expect when I first planned the trip. If I had been going alone (which I intend to asap) it would have been less stressful, but because I was planning a bachelor party for eleven…
Espresso Espresso Especiales Chaotic Geek
I’ve never been much for drinking coffee, but since spending time overseas, I’ve fallen in love with espresso. It’s funny, while I was in Chicago, I lived with a friend who while I we were roommates, he started his own coffee company, and I never even tried his stuff. I stuck to what I knew…
Detective Novel: Miles and Miles of Killing by Hank McCoy
Detective Novel…a love song to Chicago I’ve recently finished writing a Detective Novel taking place in Chicago. It’s titled Miles and Miles of Killing and is about a Private Eye by the name of Miles Bradley who isn’t worth much if you asked him. But in time Chicago shows him through a series of gruesome…