I wanted to make a Halloween post, but I couldn’t think of a single thing to write about, so instead, I’m sharing my favorite Saturday Night Live Halloween sketch with all of you. Enjoy! David S. Pumpkins A haunted elevator attraction tries to spook its riders (Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon) with an original character, DavidContinue reading “Happy Halloween!”
Monthly Archives: October 2020
On the Subject of Fatherhood: A Good Omens Gift
As I write this, it is 8:56 am, and I figure now is as good a time as any to finally put to words what I’ve been thinking over the past year. I have written about the trauma I sustained due to child abuse I experienced and because of this trauma, I have struggled forContinue reading “On the Subject of Fatherhood: A Good Omens Gift”
Crossroads: Part Six, Conclusion
From my point of view as an individual who has endured countless hours of abuse at the hands of my father, and as one who has tasted success in the academic world, I know that life has its difficulties. My purpose for writing my memoir is to achieve some sort of reprieve from the innerContinue reading “Crossroads: Part Six, Conclusion”
To the World: Flashes of Love in Good Omens
It’s no secret that Good Omens is a novel based on love, adapted into a television series built on love, and inspired a fandom full of love. Love is the driving force that propels the story forward. There are countless examples from Aziraphale and Crowley’s love for each other, to Adam’s love for Tadfield, toContinue reading “To the World: Flashes of Love in Good Omens”
Crossroads: Part Five, University & Present Day
Trigger Warning The following narrative contains brief mentions of death and child abuse. Please do not read any further if reading about this is triggering. After graduating from high school in 2010, I started to feel that the weight of the world was lifting. I started the one newest chapters of my life at universityContinue reading “Crossroads: Part Five, University & Present Day”
Crossroads: Part Four, High School
Trigger Warning The following narrative contains mentions of child abuse and sexual molestation. Please do not read any further if reading about real life abuse is triggering. High school was the beginning of a fresh start. I was inducted into the Senior Beta Club and I joined the Future Business Leaders of America, also knownContinue reading “Crossroads: Part Four, High School”
Coffee-Cocoa Walnut Cake
PREP TIME – 15 mins COOK TIME – 25 mins SERVES – 1 Cake INGREDIENTS: – 3/4 Cup Oats Flour 1/4 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder (unsweetened) 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract 1/2 Cup Raw Sugar (ground) 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil 2 Tsp Instant Coffee Powder 1/2 Cup MilkContinue reading “Coffee-Cocoa Walnut Cake”
Crossroads: Part Three, Adolescence
Trigger Warning The following narrative contains mentions of death, child abuse, and sexual molestation. Please do not read any further if reading about real life abuse is triggering. Adolescence brought with it an entirely new set of challenges. There I struggled with my past and the now disintegrated relationship with my father. As I gotContinue reading “Crossroads: Part Three, Adolescence”
Crossroads: Part Two, Childhood
I have four half-sisters and six half-brothers. I am my mother’s only child, while my father has children from previous relationships. My early years in school were very productive, though I was often sick. In kindergarten, I missed about eighty days from school because I was out sick with various illnesses. There was not everContinue reading “Crossroads: Part Two, Childhood”
Crossroads: Part One, Introduction
The clock chimes four as the afternoon sun pours through my windows this crisp, October afternoon. Sitting here at my desk, I began to reflect upon my life and the path this journey has taken me so far. I see glimpses of the past like photos on a wall. I feel the warmth of theContinue reading “Crossroads: Part One, Introduction”
Trying Something Different
Over the next couple of weeks, I want to try something different. I will be starting a mini series of sorts. I plan for it to be autobiographical, and a reflection on some things in the past, as well as up to present day. It’s not a particularly long history; I’ve only been around forContinue reading “Trying Something Different”
Thoughts of Amethyst 