Tag: Wes Platt

No third-wheel feeling this Mother’s Day

May 10, 2014May 10, 2014 Brody No Comments

The kid loves his mom. I think he finds me amusing when I’m not steering him clear of one disaster or another. I know he likes to go on afternoon strolls and clings to my neck when I carry him. He enjoys sneaking pens out of my shirt pocket. He’s fascinated by any remote controls…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

No more leaving things lying around

April 6, 2014 Brody No Comments

This column appeared in The Herald-Sun in April 2014: Back in the 1980s, I didn’t think twice about stashing my blue Jansport book bag under a bench outside the public library while I wandered around downtown Orlando. Today, though, it’s a different world. So I can only imagine the horror that a man from Akron,…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

The chance for a living history lesson

March 29, 2014 Brody No Comments

Even today, nearly 70 years since he joined the first wave of soldiers through the surf onto the German-fortified shores of Normandy, Charles Chappell remembers. “I am getting really forgetful about a lot of things,” he said. “But I can picture today right in front of my eyes how that beach looked that day.” Born…

Journalism, Non-Fiction, Sample Columns

Just another excuse for change?

March 24, 2014March 24, 2014 Brody 2 Comments

The idea of the OtherSpace reboot is interesting to some, but really, they wonder, isn’t it just another huge change for the sake of change? If that were the case, I could certainly see how the novelty of such a change might quickly wear off. But I think the sort of “huge change for the…

MUSHes, Online Storytelling, OtherSpace