Author Archive: tyunglebower
Ending the Debate on Debate
Debate and discourse are important in a republic such as ours. I’d never want to squelch it. But on a personal, individual level of argument, I wonder if it ever makes any sense. Some people enjoy arguing a point for the sake of arguing a point. I used to be that way for some things. …
In the Hole or Under the Waterfall?
In baseball, being “on deck” refers to the very next batter, after the current batter is no longer batting. There is a more unofficial term for the player that’s two batters away from action. They are sometimes referred to as being “in the hole.” And the one coming up after that player? Though literature is scarce …
Tinkering.
Sometimes you have to. Every few weeks I have been doing so with my original one-man stage show, The King is But a Man. I sadly haven’t found many chances to perform it beyond its 2015 debut. Plus, with my changing schedule and other projects, I’ve not has as much time to rehearse it in private …
Writing and the Olympics
The Rio Games are underway. I wonder which sport is most like writing? There are word sprints, of course, which many people find quite useful to their process. I’ve never been much good at them, but their popularity cannot be denied. So for those people at those times, writing could be said to be like …
Ty Unglebower 