The last two weeks have been a mixed bag of results, ranging from horrifyingly humorous to just damn strange. Did I get out on an actually meet? Yes, I did, but more on that later. With my ego as armoured as I could manage and full of high hopes, I em… more »

Something happened this weekend, and I still am not sure what strange force possessed me. Friday while wandering the aisles of my local grocery store, things appeared in my basket that were not part of my usual routine. Tart shells, cinnamon, and other… more »

The last few days I have been researching the worst pandemics of the world for an article, you'll see the link to the final version likely later this week. One of the most deadly pandemics mankind has seen was the Spanish Flu of 1918. It too was Type A,… more »

If you’ve read this blog before, you may have stumbled over my first rant on plagiarism. Well, it has happened again, and this time it wasn’t just my idea for a pitch that was stolen. One of the first things the other Cracked writers will tell you is… more »

When I was a kid my parents enrolled me in swimming classes, a decision I’ve always been grateful to them for considering we live on an island and the only way off to get to the rest of Canada is to cross a rather significant stretch of ice cold Pacific… more »

Since the first teddy bear was inspired by Theodore Roesevelt’s decision not to shoot a bear, stuffed animals have been a popular children’s toy. They bring cuddly comfort and protection from the monsters in the closet. Somewhere along the line though, t… more »

An open letter to the person who stole my work and posted it as their own. Dear Thief, I do not know who you are, because the website that has posted your work goes out of its way to hide the identity of its writers. Not surprising, since it has… more »

A poem composed while walking over a bridge, in the dark, in a fog so thick it seemed a living thing. By the time I got to work the poem was finished, and it was all I could do not to bolt for the door inside. When clouds drift down to kiss the g… more »