Gregory Josephs's Blog, page 9
March 24, 2017
Just Call. . .
As humans, some of the greatest gifts we can give each other are respect, compassion, friendship, and love (kind of in that order). None of us exist in a vacuum, and while we often choose to divide ourselves superficially along the lines of gender, age, race, sexual orientation, spirituality, politics, etc. we are ultimately more the same than we are different.
March 22, 2017
“In Hell all they serve is coleslaw,” or Lessons from Sauerkraut—Part 2
Would you kill for a bratwurst right now? Do you dream of salty, tangy Ruebens? Have you been experiencing any strange cravings over the last week? I have been, and as my kraut obsession continues, allow me to pick up where I left off with last week’s post. Here are the other five things I’ve learned from sauerkraut that, surprisingly, apply to real life. What can I say? I’m a fan of metaphor—and cabbage soaked in a brine teeming with its own bacteria.
March 20, 2017
The Irrational Fear of Radical Rodent Terrorists
Not every squirrel is out to destroy the world. This came as a surprise to me—an epiphany if you will—while I was working so hard to Make Bird Feeders Great Again. I guess I’d better explain. . .
March 17, 2017
It Took Me So Long To Get Here. . .
Have you ever had a song you already love take on a new or greater meaning? Maybe you heard it on a first date, or it was playing the moment you realized you were in love. Years passed, love grew, and suddenly that silly little song is your wedding dance. Or maybe it started as an anthem you played over and over on that cross country road trip in college. Now every time you hear it you’ve got to stop what you’re doing and call the friend that rode along with you even though you live in sep...
March 15, 2017
“You can’t fit a whole cabbage in there,” or Lessons from Sauerkraut—Part 1
If you’ve been to my house at any point in the last eighteen months, I’ve probably made you eat sauerkraut—no small task considering its a highly divisive food. There’s certainly been plenty of it for me to push. I started fermenting in August 2015 to indulge my curiosity and kept at it for the fascination, the pride, and the probiotics. Through practice I’ve gotten pretty good at making it (its not that hard), but thats not the point of this post. Instead, here are five things I learned f...
“You can’t fit a whole cabbage in there” and Other Lessons from Sauerkraut—Part 1
If you’ve been to my house at any point in the last eighteen months, I’ve probably made you eat sauerkraut—no small task considering its a highly divisive food. There’s certainly been plenty of it for me to push. I started fermenting in August 2015 to indulge my curiosity and kept at it for the fascination, the pride, and the probiotics. Through practice I’ve gotten pretty good at making it (its not that hard), but thats not the point of this post. Instead, here are five things I learned f...
March 13, 2017
The Seismic Power of Epiphanies
Epiphanies are like earthquakes; there may be a million little pressures building beneath the surface, but when they finally strike its usually without warning. Its seismic. I’m not talking about gradually dawning realizations, here. I’m talking about real epiphanies. I had one recently, and its shaken me to the core: I’m going to self-publish my novel.
February 10, 2017
‘The Arousal of Danger’ is Available Now
I’m pleased to announce that my short story The Arousal of Danger is now available for purchase from Amazon! If you haven’t seen it yet, head over to the listing page by clicking here.
February 7, 2017
Announcing ‘The Arousal of Danger’
Its been forever! Although I haven’t updated this website in a while I’ve been almost constantly active working to find an agent and/or publisher for my novel The Education of Ryan Gregori. There have been some highs and lows with that process and it remains ongoing. That’s a topic for another post, however. Don’t worry—if you’ve been following my progress with this project I hope to have lots of news soon.
July 8, 2016
Irons in the Fire of my Thirty-Third Year
I’ve just completed another trip around the sun. Sometimes its hard to believe I’ve made that journey thirty-two times already. Sometimes I’m shocked its only been thirty-two. Indeed, these last two years I’ve accomplished so much. Its no wonder I’ve started wishing there were twenty-seven hours in a day. To briefly reflect, at thirty my husband and I pulled off a wedding and bought a condo. At thirty-one I finally finished TEORG. Now thirty-two is here and I am laser-focused at attain...
