I get the call on a Thursday afternoon. At first I think it’s the media. Maybe a magazine wanting to do a feature piece. “Mr Judd, I heard about you in the news a few years back, and I’ve been following your career…” Perhaps it’s another devastated and desperate family member without the money for … More The Origin Secret
Here it is. My first short story of the year. Please don’t judge, my creative writing is very, very raw right now. I need to shake off all the negative feelings I have towards writing, because copywriting is a big part of my day job, and find my groove again somehow. It will happen. Step … More Shy
People say not to judge a book by it’s cover. In this case, the cover was too pretty to deny. But more than that, I thoroughly enjoyed branching out into a philosophical read. De Botton puts his ideas into plain language so I was able to know what the heck was going on, while still … More The Consolations of Philosophy – Alain de Botton
The librarian at the university where I work suggested this book to read. While it was a bit difficult to get into (the main reason being the awful book design! Tiny type and uneven margins! Eeeek!!!), I must say by the end I was completely enthralled. Let me take you through the synopsis. I believe … More The Circle – Dave Eggers
I picked up this book and borrowed it from my brother in a time that I was feeling particularly insecure, anxious – okay, and just downright unstable. I’ve been getting no sleep because of all my stresses, and a new cold sore has been popping up on my lip every. single. week! As soon as … More The Wisdom of Insecurity – Alan W. Watts
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