seanessay.com Today was Free Fall Friday, writing to prompts. … … Writer Prompt- coffee, the elixir of the gods It’s all my fault. I was minding my own business walking past some silly marble temple in the twilight. I could barely make out, through the trees, some deer fighting a tangle of branches in his […]
I Was a Nerd Trying to Understand
seanessay.com I was a smart kid in grade school, smart enough to read a Boy Scout Master’s manual which warned him that smarter Scouts might identify with adults, and the Scoutmaster too, instead of their peers. Yes. I preferred Mr. Sulu and Chief Engineer Scott over Ensign Chekov. And Ensign Wesley. In high school, in […]
Nerds and Nerd Proofing
seanessay.com As you can appreciate, something I never do is disturb people by telling them “I used to be a nerd” or joke, “Well, I’m a recovering nerd.” Because they get a furrowed brow and burst out, “But you’re not a nerd!” Not now. Not visibly. (Not much) Call me nerd proofed. Last week I […]
Why Journals are Jolly
seanessay.com In my shared house, one evening, there were two identical blond heads, plus my own, bent over at our kitchen table, journalling. A male housemate came in, made a remark, and I quipped, “It’s journal night in Canada.” One of the blonds, one night, got into a sexual activity with me and later told […]
Loving A Gay Friend
seanessay.com They say “loving someone gives you courage,” but I was scared. It was Calgary, 1987. I was in the student union building, standing restless, screwing up my courage to go down the hall to a room where the Gay Student Society was about to have their weekly meeting. I was scared to be seen […]
Remedy for Jealousy for Getting a Life
seanessay.com Continuing my late October blog theme of lifetime leisure: On the show Saturday Night Live a comedian scolded, “Get a life!” No doubt this was a twist on the slogan of the well rounded Ancient Greeks, “Not life, but a good life, is expected of every citizen.” Do trolls have a life? As you […]