by aaron | Nov 2, 2025 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
The data on Alejandro Kirk are clear: he’s the slowest player in Major League Baseball. Kirk’s so slow that despite being twenty years older than him, I’m (mostly) confident I could beat him around the bases. Admittedly, I could never hit a 98mph slider, which is a...
by aaron | Oct 22, 2025 | blog, Essays, not-fiction
William Miller was a clergyman from Massachusetts who was certain Jesus would return on October 22, 1844. Your reading this now says enough about that theory. This was not the first time Miller predicted Jesus’ return. In 1822 Miller postulated that Jesus would...
by aaron | Oct 18, 2025 | blog, fiction
It starts in your hands. You wake one morning, tired and groggy, and it’s not until brushing your teeth you realize the soreness in your hands. As the day progresses tightness expands across your low back. You stretch and pop three aspirin but by evening it’s clear...
by aaron | Aug 4, 2025 | blog, Essays, Uncategorized
Billy Beane is a former baseball player whose career most people zip past for the simple fact that it was pretty average. But I find the fact that he played major league baseball for six years pretty awesome! Seriously—it’s amazing when anyone gets to the...
by aaron | Jun 28, 2025 | blog, fiction
This morning the light seeps through the trees as if it had been spilled. The sun is distant and hazy and you watch it slowly climb. It’s in no rush and neither should you be. Your back is tight and it’s not until you pinch your shoulders together that you...