Category Archives: Miscellany
An Open Letter to a Lousy Teacher
For the purposes of this open letter, the subject will be referred to as Mrs. Corbin. -Ty Dear Mrs. Corbin, I had you for third grade. I didn’t enjoy much of your class, and looking back on it after all these years, I have to wonder if you enjoyed any of it. You certainly never …
My Comments Featured on Writers Website
This may be a bit of a cheat in regards to a blog post, but since it happened today and I wanted to share it with my blog readers and others, I will point it out here. Some of my comments about my Nanowrimo 2013 experience appeared on the Writer’s Digest website. A few months …
An Open Letter About Fake Letters
For the purposes of this open letter, the group of people I am addressing will be referred to as the Bygone Ladies… Dear Bygone Ladies, It was a silly, childish prank, and I apologize to all of you. True, it wasn’t destructive or threatening, but uncalled for nonetheless. You probably don’t remember me doing it, …
Repost: My 9/11 Story
On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, I wrote a detailed account, for the first time, of my own experience of that day. Since then, I have reposted that account on the anniversary, and allowed it to stand as my definitive response to those events. I try not to begrudge anybody of their personal methods of …
An Open Letter to an Anonymous Fan
For the purposes of this open letter, the subject will be referred to as Myra. —T.U. Dear Myra, I knew it was you. Not right away, but it didn’t take long for me to put two and two together. It’s not easy being an entertainer/artist without an audience. Try as I might back in my …
