Category: Short Stories

Acting a Fool

The biggest obstacle we will always face is fear. If there is any reason we are not living our lives the way we desire, it is because of fear. Fear stops us from taking action. Fear makes us take strange and many times self-sabotaging actions. As the title for chapter 1 of Ripples: Part 2 said, “Fear makes fools of us all.” The first important part there is, “us all.” Everyone gets afraid. Everyone. Some just know how to deal with it better than others. Some have learned how to act when they are afraid because they know this fear is all that lies between where they are and where they want to be. But the other important part, the part we will be focused on, is how fear makes us turn into fools.

Tags fear

Science Fiction Short Stories

Ripples: Part 2

(SCIENCE FICTION) The World is in chaos after, “The Vision,” and Taylor is trying to stay true to her new philosophy of living in the moment. Taylor has established her conviction with how she views the World and how she wants to live in it. Now, she’ll have to put that conviction to the test and take action towards what she believes.

Read Ripples: Part 1 here.

Tags future, heist, on the run, podcast, season 1

Takeaway Idea (From Story)

Being Your Best

This is the takeaway idea from the podcast episode, Ripples: Part 1. If you haven’t listened/read, there may be “spoilers” here, but you need not have read the story to understand the ideas here!

From the Podcast:

The title of the story, “Ripples,” gives a little hint about the takeaway idea I was aiming for here. It’s the idea that all of our choices in life, our actions, and in-actions, big and small, create ripples in our world that extend far beyond the moment; and usually far beyond what we might be able to see or imagine right now.

Tags civil rights movement, Martin Luther king jr.

Science Fiction Short Stories

Ripples: Part 1

(SCIENCE FICTION) – TAYLOR is going about her usual routine in the morning when she sees something. It’s something out of the ordinary, but something she can’t quite describe or understand. From that moment on, her precious routine, and her entire worldview will be challenged. How would you react if you could see glimpses into your future? How would the world react?

Tags favorite, future, podcast, season 1, visions

Mindset Takeaway Idea (From Story)

The Sheriff of The Mind

This is a further discussion of the takeaway idea from The Missing Sheriff. If you haven’t read the story, there may be “spoilers” below, but you need not have read the story to understand the ideas here.

The story was written as one big analogy, with the idea that the town is like your mind, or your world around you, and you are the Sheriff. You control what comes into your mind, your world, and what doesn’t.

Tags analogy