January 3, 2018 – The Tao of Bill

One-liner Wednesday

I got caught peeing in the hotel pool. The lifeguard yelled so loud at me I almost fell in

Dinner with My Dad: A Reflection on Life Lessons

I recently came across a writing prompt that interested me. “If you could have dinner with anyone past or present, who would you choose?” To pick just one person that I would want to have dinner with, alive or dead, is a challenge. Most people might choose a celebrity, a poet, a musician, or a […]

Quiet victories

I am 1 year free of alcohol. I am somewhat impressed with myself that I took this long to mention it. Conversely, I am annoyed with myself that I feel the need to tell anyone. Confused? So am I, and I’m the one writing this. For context, allow me to introduce one of the most […]

200 miles

To survive is to be alive, long after the reason to live has died.Author unknown I was thinking recently about Hugh Glass. In 1823, Hugh Glass survived a Grizzly Bear attack. Then he crawled over 200 miles before he finally reached help in South Dakota. It took him weeks. He was the inspiration for the […]

The Feast

What a roller coaster ride it must be to read my blog. One day I say I’m doing great. Another day I am bombarding the reader with tales of isolation, depression, and woe. Good God, I’m a mess. All I can say is, hey, at least I’m working on myself. Post Christmas Eve, which was […]

Shadow Work

My mind knows all my weak spots, replays failures like favorite songs, questions my worth at midnight, turns memories into weapons. I fight battles no one sees, lose sleep to thoughts that never rest. The hardest war isn’t outside, it’s surviving a brain that refuses to be kind to its own heart.Ticus Writes I’m in […]

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