Patrick Bryce Wright, author

The most important thing I learned during my recovery was not to blame myself. I think this post captures that well:

I know I really shouldn't be surprised he had a sense of humor, but his writing was just so bleak...

I'm both a writer and an English professor. Often the internet reminds me why I need to teach writing skills...

Okay, so now that I’m educating myself about the Deaf community and learning ASL, I’m having to face the facts about discrimination...

I’ve known several people over the course of my life who’ve boycotted Valentine’s. They’ve had several different reasons: it’s too...

Well, I'm diving in and learning ASL. Thank god for YouTube. There are no resources in my area. I mentioned in a previous entry that I'm...

I've spent years coming to terms with losing part of my hearing. I lose a little more hearing every year. This year I'm focusing on...

This is the first time I've set out to write a novel over the summer and then failed. But that's what happens when your S.O. has major...

In some ways, beginning a sequel is easier than writing the first chapter of the first book of a series. Your characters have already...

My cat is unstoppable. She's also crazy energetic, acting like a kitten still even though she's three. Seriously, I want whatever this...

All racism is insane, but some stories are extra freaky. Among my acquaintances is an African American/Black/POC who was minding her own...

What’s wrong with Dragonball Super? Well, Dragonball Z was about space princes, evil space overlords forcibly gentrifying the galaxy,...

You know you’re easily overwhelmed by Twitter and really busy when you would rather wait for relevant/entertaining tweets to be turned...

I’m not a big wine lover, but I don’t like beer either. I’m a margarita and chichi person. So “manly” of me. (Seriously, people. Food and...