He’s Back! And I don’t just mean David Tennant — There’s a new showrunner coming back to Doctor Who, and everything old is new again. After three, mostly dreadful, seasons of Chris Chibnall at the helm, Doctor Who is returning to its modern day roots in more ways than one. Russell T Davies, who revived the classic sci-fi show in…

Writers Are Crafted — I put off an About Me story, first because I didn’t know what to say and then because I couldn’t decide what to leave out. We all have a multitude of stories. For this post, I decided to tell the complicated one about admitting I was a writer then how…

Adopted, Found, And Loved — Blood, they say, is thicker than water, but only just. There’s something thicker still. I’m tell you what that is in a moment. First off though, I love my family. Adopted, birth, married-into, they’re all dear to me. They’re all family. I love them. This article is about that love…

An Open Letter To The Finance Department That Doesn’t Understand Math — To the Math-Challenged Accountant at Work, I hope I’ve caught you at a good time, and with a calculator in your hand. Something tells me you’ll need it. This is not about making complaints. I have some, but I’m honestly trying to stay positive and help you. After all, you’re…

Write Open Letters for our Publication — An Open Letter to Writers, As of 1/20/23 Open Letters is modifying its guidelines. In this article you will find: The updated guidelines. How to become a writer. What you can expect when submitting. When we launched, we aimed for 75% humor. Somewhere along the way the Humor-to-Serious ratio became…

Spiders and Clowns and Jokes, Oh My! — Have you ever considered using fear to generate story ideas? Not long ago I thought I had a character idea. His name was Bob and he was petrified by wide-open spaces. Bob turned out to be impossible to write about though. Nothing scared him. I’m still searching for that perfect…

Great analogy. You gave an inspiring write-up of it. There are clear parallels to mental health and depression in the episode and I see the chronic illness ones now too. This is the best episode of any era, by the way. And I don't just mean of Doctor Who. I…

Write Your Own Job Requirements — Are you job hunting? Are you serious about finding your dream job? You should consider a more nuanced and efficient approach. I recently decided to change companies. Like many job seekers, I began searching on various websites, targeting jobs I had a high likelihood of being hired for. Before applying to a single job…

The B-Word Terrified Me — I know what it’s like to be afraid. Even thinking about finances terrified me let alone the thought of making a budget. Maybe you’re an accounting guru and it’s hard to understand the stark terror. Trust me. An otherwise intelligent person can choose bad decisions over learning the truth because…