I hadn’t planned to write about it, but I feel like I can’t be silent (pun may be intended, but my subconscious isn’t telling me) about this issue. Before I dive into what I hope will be a short post, let me preface this with a statement: I am not against cochlear implants. In fact,…
Author: J. Parrish Lewis
J. Parrish Lewis was born and raised in Maryland. In his youth there, he and his brother had many adventures in the dogwood forests near his home. His nostalgia for these adventures has strongly influenced his characters, their relationships, and their perspective on the world they inhabit. He moved to California’s coast to earn his degree in communications and now lives with his family in the San Joaquin Valley. Lewis is profoundly deaf and uses American Sign Language to communicate. He enjoys hazelnut coffee, captioned movies, and walking his dog.
I was getting some plates out of the cupboard, and clearly I wasn’t careful enough, because I knocked over a stack of bowls which fell against a 2nd stack of more important bowls. This then led to the top bowl, one that I had hand-painted at one of those little clay painting shops for my…
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Mental detox
You know how people go through a detox phase when they start eating healthy? It can be kinda unpleasant, right? I’m thinking that there is clearly the mental equivalent of a detox like that. The reason I’m thinking this is that I’ve spent the last two decades slowly becoming more stressed. I go to bed…
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This is not the post you are looking for
It’s 3:26 in the afternoon as I start this post and I have every intention of making it a pretty unedited thingamabob, with the exception of typos and horrendous grammar that could conceivably slip in. I’m tired. I had intended to spend a longer period of time crafting out a polished piece, perhaps for Dads…
I joined the gym recently and noticed a few things that had me puzzled: There has been this pickup truck in front of the gym with this guy sitting in there and hanging out with his dog, looking like he’s cleaning the car. This wouldn’t be so weird, except that I’ve gone 3 times in…
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Choco Brocco: A review with dismay
Whoever had the gall to conjure up this vile creation that dares call itself a cookie should immediately request an exorcism from the nearest priest. Any will do. I picked up a package of these dubiously-named Choco Brocco cookies thinking it sounded like the most delicious invention in the food world ever. Chocolate and Broccoli?…
I think that title says it all. Perhaps I don’t need to say more. I will, though, because sometimes just saying something is cathartic. I don’t know who reads these posts. I don’t write them to make money, especially since I don’t even make a penny writing them. It was a horrid afternoon. That’s my…
I decided to expand on my goals this week. I’m still only going week by week, so next week may be completely different. So don’t beat me up when it’s likely going to be different next week! To stay positive, I was thinking this week I’m going to give myself the opportunity to earn points…