Aug 31, 2011 Posted by john

A new look, a new home

For months I’ve been putting off doing anything to Positively Glorious!, partially because I’ve been doing a lot of writing in a paper journal, rather than here– but partly because I’m the type of person who doesn’t like painting right before a move. Well, I’ve moved. There’ll be another post detailing this move, but the short story version is that I’ve... read more

Jan 20, 2011 Posted by john

The Comfort of Wind on The Mountain

There’s something I haven’t done in a over a month. Well, other than writing on my personal blog, which is an issue in itself. No, there’s something that I haven’t done that I love, that I hate, that I look forward to, and that I dread. I haven’t played my Irish Flute. The number of emotions that I have centered around this instrument is stunning. Joy, sadness, frustration,... read more

Dec 7, 2010 Posted by john

Homemade Egg Nog: Basic Version

Recently, I got a bug for good eggnog. You know, really good eggnog, like the kind my family used to make when I was a kid. Oh, wait, they bought it at the store and dumped in cheap rum. Ha! Nevermind. Anyway, I’ve been thinking about investigating eggnog, and this weekend decided to jump in. I’m posting the recipes here as I make them, mostly so I can find them again, and partially because I... read more

Dec 6, 2010 Posted by john

Pool Monsters

As anyone who follows me knows, I’ve been swimming a lot recently. I try to swim every day, but can usually talk myself out of it at least twice a week. Recently, I found a swimming buddy- so I know that on Tuesday and Thursday, at least, I really need to get my shit together and get to the pool because I have to pick up Anne, who’s expecting me. Strange, how knowing someone is expecting you... read more

Dec 2, 2010 Posted by john

The Dark Side

I am the writer that I am, even if I’m not the writer I want to be. I want to be better. The best writers can find the conflict in the simplest act. They can see the conflict in the child’s love of a butterfly, in the casual flight of a bird over a tree covered lane. Most of all, the best writers can create fiction that is so real that we believe it as a part of our own lives. The rest of... read more