The Inquisitive Inkpot
Exploring Tales and the Art of Telling
Month: May 2021
Remembering on Memorial Day
Last Memorial Day gave me an experience I will never forget. It all began with a story I had recorded prior to Memorial Day for the national radio program Our American Stories. The piece featured my boss, an ex-marine, telling the incredible story of… Continue Reading “Remembering on Memorial Day”
Unforgivable Character Flaws
Character flaws. We can’t deny them. Nor can we fix them in other people. Sure, we can work on tackling our own character flaws and mitigating their expressions, but we will never eradicate them this side of eternity. While we shouldn’t cherish our character… Continue Reading “Unforgivable Character Flaws”
The Lies Stories Make Us Believe
In life, we will believe many lies. Some of these lies originate with our own flawed perspectives. Some are pushed on us by others we trust. Others are sold to us through the vast web of media that comprises much of our life experience.… Continue Reading “The Lies Stories Make Us Believe”
Finding your Focus
Focus is something many of us lack. There’s plenty of kinds of focus. Focus in the sense of your actual attention span, focus in your work ethic, focus in your monetary investments, and focus in where you direct your free time. We live in… Continue Reading “Finding your Focus”
On the Fear of Change
The fear of change is a two-sided coin. As someone who has always had a fear of change, I often assumed that my reason for wanting things to stay the same was because the alternative must be worse. If I switch schools, I won’t… Continue Reading “On the Fear of Change”
