If Hegseth wanted a true fitness test, he would add flexibility, balance, and emotional intelligence tests.

“My scars / are manipulated into /patchwork diversities.”

New poem on my substack ncvillarreal.substack.com/p/two-kissed...

sometimes when i tell my dog to “be good boy,” i feel like i tell myself to “be good boy.”

a true comedian can deploy a bad joke at any moment to end an unwanted conversation.

My two-year-old keeps asking what thunder is and the best I can do is, “Zeus is mad.” #LiberalArtsBackgroundProblems

Sobbing at the end of Trolls. Is this a sign of good or bad mental health?

why can’t our dictator be a cool christian, like Ms. Rachel?

Keats on the mind this week. Read his poem “When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be” (1818) and let the IFS Creative Workshop know if it resonates :)

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New print design for a new gig at a legendary Chicago comedy theater!

Spread the word— @theiotheater.bsky.social is great spot for events!

Just a humble writer getting off the ground here.
I published some NEW FICTION on substack.

The IFS Workshop is open for submissions!
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"so, you know what you're saying, right?"

Ulysses looked at his hands. The room was pale yellow. He could smell the bleach....
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