In a beautifully worded article about Simone Biles’ brief hiatus and courageous decision to say “no” when she wasn’t okay, the author wrote, “the last generation of the mules”, when addressing her, mine and Simone’s generation — otherwise known as Gen Z. First, what an image. Secondly, she’s exactly right. We are the people whoContinue reading “Last of the Mules”
Author Archives: APRBLEM
Find Your Shore
“We gotta keep pushing, we gotta keep fighting, WE’RE. ALMOST. THERE” -the fine men of Theta Nu Theta, Stomp The Yard. You have to keep pushing. You have to keep fighting. You’re almost there. Or so they say. What if you don’t know if you’re almost there? Why keep fighting if you’re punching in theContinue reading “Find Your Shore”
The Curious Case of IT
It’s about time I spoke on the curious case of Isaiah Thomas. As in I-T, the undersized NBA player bouncing around on 10-day contracts, moving further and further away from the stardom he once knew. A knee injury originating from an unaddressed ailing hip changed the trajectory of one of my all-time favorite players’ careers.Continue reading “The Curious Case of IT”
2022
As we welcome 2022, we say goodbye to the dessert round following our entree of less than desirable pan seared salmon. 0/10. Do not recommend. In other words, we don’t hate to see it. 2021 has been a three-pronged blur. Life after COVID, hot vax summer and just when we thought we were in theContinue reading “2022”
Sorry Not Sorry
Dear September, I’ve exposed the lowlights of our time together in a very public essay (if you can call it that), and I’m wondering why. It was obnoxious, and raw, and disconcerting. It was the best thing I’ve ever written. I feel bad, weird, unpleasant, and downright gross about it. Throw some regret in thereContinue reading “Sorry Not Sorry”