It Was a Poem All Along

Excerpt from the free verse memoir I am rewriting. All rights reserved. Jeffrey Pillow.

Chasing Ghosts

The one and only Jeremiah

How to Be (Un)successful

Local legends Anti-Lou rocking the after-prom party. Do you want to get laid or do you want to hear some music? Nevermind. 1-2-3-4

“Publish Every Day.” How Does Seth Godin Do It?

Photo by Mahmudul Hasan on Unsplash

The World Is Not on Fire

The world isn't on fire. It's just your neighbor enjoying some marshmallows in their backyard. Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

What Do You Remember About Yesterday?

Greetings from the trail. Eastern rat snake (black snake). Photo by author (Jeffrey Pillow).

I Don’t Care What Political Beliefs My Friends Have

Imagine that. We're both red, white, and blue. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

One Song on Repeat for the Rest of Your Life

"Iron in the Fire" by Tall Heights

Grief Finds a Way

Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash

Buy Me a Coffee

Wildflowers at Hawksbill Mountain. Shenandoah National Park. Photo by Jeffrey Pillow

New Poem on Medium

Why I Write Every Single Day of My Life

Photo by Jan Kahánek on Unsplash

Would you pay to read my fiction writing?

Photo by George Lemon on Unsplash

Put Your Shirt On. You’re Making Me Self-Conscious

How I look but with my shirt on and looking for the nearest donut shop. Photo by KAL VISUALS on Unsplash

The Curious Case of the Half-Blind Squirrel

Kurt Russell under the picnic table

No parent has any earthly idea what they are doing

Finally, something realistic. Photo by Daniel Cheung on Unsplash

Cage Match: Your Dad vs That Famous Person

Photo by Martin Martz on Unsplash

Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary

A hummingbird is an ordinary, extraordinary backyard creature

Wild Encounters on the Run: Mama Raccoon

Beautiful day for a run, Mr. Human. Little hot, but beautiful

Rediscovering Adventure on Two Wheels

My trusty steed carrying me down a forest path

Embrace the absurdity of learning new things

My daughter drew this re-enactment of my son and I volleying a tennis ball

Sleepwalking at 2 AM

Fake It Till You Make It Is Bad Advice, Just Make It

Don't cower to art and don't fake it. Just make it!

How Not to Fish

I'm gonna getcha, I'm gonna getcha