seanessay.com As a Self Help Junkie, I wonder: have you “personal appearance” vanity, like me? Have you “far too many” scattered books and magazines, like me—and it drives you mad? Are books your “darlings,” and “stupid junk!”? Clutter wise, as Henry David Thoreau might say, “The mass of people lead lives of quiet desperation.” … […]
Free Fall Hurtling into Poppies
seanessay.com The joy of Fee Fall Writing is not how well one writes, but whether, while hurtling to the ground, one can write at all. Writing prompt- A tarot card marked “success” Jeez I wish I had more success. My fellow essayist George Orwell said, “Everyman’s life, seen from inside, is a series of defeats.” […]
When Mentors are Merry and Gone
seanessay.com Strange how a person can significantly influence your life—and then that person is gone. For a buddy in the reserves, training in a mountain monsoon rainforest with members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, his mentor was a paratrooper who guided him through the worst. He told me they even had to sleep on sloping […]
Old Age and Wisdom
seanessay.com If old age brings wisdom, then how might that be so? I remember years ago, in my callow, less-organized years, when I would stand at a bus stop having missed a bus for something I thought I very much wanted to attend. Oh no! Gloom, despair! And after a while, I would remember a […]
Let me Finish, as I Must say Goodbye
seanessay.com during Friday Free Fall, writing until the timer goes off. prompt- let me finish my sentence The saddest words are “let my finish my sentence!” It’s not very dignified, it shows panic, it shows being at the mercy of another. It shows an emotional sentence with swirling emotions going on. And it’s embarrassing to […]
Glumly Parsing My Clutter On Posting Day
seanessay.com Hello, it’s posting day, and I’ve got nothing… Except here’s a quote that speaks to me: “Consider what so many younger employees do for relaxation: climb rocks, raft rivers, bike mountains, surf waves, trek in distant locales. … So many come from sheltered backgrounds that the prospect of excitement entices them more than the […]