The Brazilian Mutt’s comment about how writing consistently is important despite being difficult got to me and inspired this article. So, thanks, Mutt. What is the value of writing? Why does it matter that we do it? I think that writing, in some fundamental way, changes the universe. Oh, the changes may be imperceptible and […]

“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” — Julius Caesar Today is the one-year anniversary of the Dark Sport website! No roses, please, just money… Heh heh heh. After more than 300 posts, including a good two dozen stories, […]

I was watching two bears eating a red-streaked chunk of deer flesh on frontpage internet news media, and it occurred to me that this might sicken someone — someone who has cheeseburgers at a fast food joint, and watches UFC fights for the excitement of it. There was an article over a motorcyclist being killed […]

“I don’t like the clean-shaven boy with the necktie and the good job. I like desperate men, men with broken teeth and broken minds and broken ways. They interest me. They are full of surprises and explosions.” — Charles Bukowski In my desperate frame of mind, I find myself thinking of Stephen King a lot. […]

Today’s piece is about a curious phenomenon. Namely, Darkness can be a self-sustaining source of light. What is darkness? And how can it shine like a self-sustaining light? Well, darkness is the quality of being different from the norm, in a less palatable way. It means you don’t care what others think of you. It […]