Author: Jed Wheeler
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A place with a view
Molly ran down the dirt road, squealing with delight. She felt as though if she went any faster her body would break gravity’s hold and she’d be able to soar off into the sky. She jumped and spread her arms wide imagining it, before landing knees bent and then springing forward again. Look at me…
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Freedom
The afternoon was cold and foggy – a typical summer day in San Francisco – and Gary was glad he’d grabbed his heavy jacket on the way out the door. Traffic was a mess, as usual, and he shivered a bit as he carefully wound his way between the lanes of traffic. Lane splitting downtown…
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The Peter Principle
There are managers who you like and even learn from, people who make you feel motivated and excited to be part of a team and who lead by example instead of relying on threats and bribes. And then there are managers like Roy. He’s not a bad guy and was a decent engineer, but some…
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It’s a start
Getting older is one of the few inevitable’s in life., and yet it’s a constant source of surprise. I still can’t quite wrap my head around how fast the years since have gone. 9 years in a failed marriage, a house that my ex kept, a pile of songs no one sings on albums no…
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For God and Country
The sound of artillery was thunder, earthquakes, and every bad dream he had ever had as a child rolled into one. A sound more felt than heard, it made his bones ache as the vibrations poured through him. He had never particularly wanted to be a soldier, but when you are a young man with…
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Going Home
“A 20% down payment on a $600,000 house is $120,000. You’ll need that plus another $20,000 to cover closing costs at minimum to get started.” Back in India that amount of money would have bought a palace and even elsewhere in the US it would have bought a mansion, but here in the Bay Area…
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If you were a painting
A blank canvass is both exhilarating and terrifying for an artist. Just think about it – greatness and mediocrity weighed in the balance, an infinite number of images and ideas, all exist in that blank canvass as potential. Not fact, not even fiction, but potential. Making that first mark is the most dangerous thing a…
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New post up on Revzilla!
My first article for Revzilla’s new online magazine just went live! It’s 7 things I wish someone had told me as a new rider and marks my first time being published writing on something other than technology so I’m all smiles. I’ve mentioned Revzilla before as a great company that really understands Social and the…
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Ooonh
Oooonh Ooonh Ooooonh Oooonh! Oooonh Ooonh Ooooonh Oooonh! Oooonh Ooonh Ooooonh Oooonh! Oooonh Ooonh Ooooonh Oooonh! The heavy repetitive sound of synth bass came thundering through the floor and try as he might Charles could not tune it out. Earplugs didn’t help, he could still feel the vibrations in the pit of his stomach churning…
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Slaying Dragons
Hi Robin, Please do not set up your purchase events so every individual purchase creates a new uniquely named event. That would break everything. Or at least lots of things. There’s at least a 5% chance it would cause the extinction of some unspeakably cute animal that has thus far eluded modern science. Stars might…
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Super
The line for the movie stretched around the block but Annette was giddy with excitement. She had been waiting for years for this film and was in full fangirl mode. Better yet, Matt had agreed to come with her, even though he wasn’t a fan of the comic. As the clock struck 11 with just…
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Peachy
The riots had been going on for days and, while Mo disliked the new government as much as the next guy, he was getting tired of living in a war zone. Every wave of protests brought a wave of repression and new deaths, spurring another wave of protests. The air was crisp and sharp –…