Yesterday was a strange day in my house. I was working from home when I got a text from my wife saying my youngest daughters school was in lock down and she […]
Highs and Lows
MarkTheShark
Married father of 2 awesome daughters. I have a guitar and a Buddha obsession. I started this blog because writing helps bring a smile to my face. I love getting lost in a story and trying to find my way out. I wanna inspire and be a positive influence on this world somehow.
Mug
His morning coffee steamed from his favorite mug It was too hot to drink so he stared off into space for a few minutes. He remembered the day the mug was given […]
Circles
One of my favorite music artists died on September 7, 2018. But, recently his team came out with the record he was working on when he died. I know that music is […]
They Already Know How to Swim
I have been doing this 750 word exercise where I start my day by writing 750 words. No topic, just writing as fast as I can with whatever flows from my brain […]
Primary
My wife sent me this article to read last week and when I first started to read it I got a little offended. It talked all about how this woman was the […]
Better Than Ezra
My youngest daughters favorite song right now is Fast Car by Tracie Chapman. If we go anywhere that takes more than 5 minutes to get to that song will always be played. […]
2 AM
The official passing of the torch occurred last night. It wasn’t when I would wake up in pain from nothing more than sleeping, it wasn’t that I now actually get cold in […]
2019
I just wanted to take a second and thank all my readers for an incredible 2019. I wrote 65,863 words in 2019 with over 10,000 views. One of my stories was read […]
December 26th
My favorite day of the year usually is December 26th. There is just something about that day after Christmas lazy day… Don’t get me wrong though, I love, love, love spending Christmas […]
Twas
Twas the night before Christmas and we gathered at our favorite place And watched Uncle Colin shove shrimp into his face Lobsters danced in the kitchen while the steaks marinated The […]
