I love learning the art of anything, whether it’s cycling, or writing, or photography. Or keeping yourself out of the downward spiral of litigation. And of course, when I learn things, I feel obliged to share. One thing I learned recently is that many lawyers dislike law suits as much as their clients. Apparently they …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Mommy, Where Do Zombies Come From?
As every child who has ever asked there momma knows, zombies come from spores. Spores are little, bad gobs of dusty fuzz that cling to the following: the undersides of plants, chewed up gum on the sidewalk, dried up mushrooms, carbon dioxide molecules, socks, and of course in the vapor of an electronic cigarette. With …
A Wistful List
What you should do sometime in your life: Get grass stains on your knees. Grow your own food. Learn to swim. Learn to ride a bike. Learn to fly. Get kissed. Get dumped. Hear a joke that makes you laugh so hard you cry. Tell a joke that makes somebody laugh really loud. Believe in …
The Authentic Writer
AND WHAT MAKES YOU A WRITER? Symptoms of being a writer are these: You’re always writing something, whether it’s a list, stream of consciousness prose, a song, a poem, a novel, a screenplay, and/or graffiti on a wall. You can’t possibly use all the ideas for stories that you have. You love the smell of …
Advice to young men
For young men: Be aware that no matter how many words you use when you’re talking to a young woman, she will consider it a conversation. For instance, if you were playing a sport with a girl and you wanted her to know that it was fun and that she was a valuable member of …
