Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
The Sudden Shift in My Media Dietary Preferences — or Why I Rarely Watch TV Anymore
I rarely watch TV these days. I'll occasionally start a show on Netflix or Amazon Prime, but as often as not I'll lose interest four or five episodes in and never go back to finish the series. I've talked about this with friends over the last couple of years, but I...
Medically Frail?
I opened a piece of mail today from the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration (FSSA). I get a lot of mail from them. I've been receiving SNAP benefits for the last year, and then because of my low income from last year, I ended up qualifying for...
Home Is More Than a Place
Apartment living is always a mixed bag. On the one hand, as just one person, I don't need a lot of space. On the other, the space isn't truly my own, so customizing it to suit my needs and wants is generally out of the question. Options get limited quickly because at...
Fiction
Nova
Awe-inspiring. The nova was a brilliant, glorious phenomenon, all red and blue energy as the white dwarf star suctioned matter from its red supergiant companion. Then it blasted off in a furious explosion, creating a gaseous cloud visible throughout the galaxy....
The Collapse
And then there was one. For forever, that is, for the entire length of recorded time, the multiverse expanded into trillions of disparate universes. Each was separated from the others by the slimmest barrier of cosmic energy. The universes existed inside their own...
Moon Sprites
"Full moon tonight." "Yup." "You know what that means...." "Yup. Werewolves." "No, silly. Moon sprites." "Moon... sprites." "Yes, moon sprites!" "What are moon sprites?" "You know, you put water out under the full moon, then the moon sprites come and dance and play in...