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by Gary Walker
June 26, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags A Fond Spoiler-Free Farewell to Person of Interest-A Science Fiction Tour de Force Disguised as a CBS Crime Drama, Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted
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A Fond, Spoiler-Free Farewell to Person of Interest, a Science Fiction Tour de Force Disguised as a CBS Crime Drama

by Gary Walker
June 26, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags A Fond Spoiler-Free Farewell to Person of Interest-A Science Fiction Tour de Force Disguised as a CBS Crime Drama, Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted
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First of all, I’m a Bad Robot fan, and I’m proud of it. For those who don’t know, Bad Robot is a film and television production company owned by producer, writer, and director J.J. Abrams. It’s been responsible for shows such as Alias and Lost and films like Super 8, Cloverfield, and the new Star Trek series. Bad Robot has an outstanding record of producing top notch entertainment, so if

by Gary Walker
June 19, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted, My Imaginary Funeral Blues (With Profuse Apologies to W.H. Auden)
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My Imaginary Funeral Blues (With Profuse Apologies to W.H. Auden)

by Gary Walker
June 19, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted, My Imaginary Funeral Blues (With Profuse Apologies to W.H. Auden)
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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone. Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. “Funeral Blues” – W.H Auden Once, I heard someone say that if you want to get a firm handle on your true values, imagine yourself at your own funeral, looking back on life. If it helps, you

by Gary Walker
June 12, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Four Things I Learned from Watching SyFy Original Movies, Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted
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Four Things I Learned from Watching SyFy Original Movies

by Gary Walker
June 12, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Four Things I Learned from Watching SyFy Original Movies, Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted
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It’s Saturday morning, and I’m just out of bed. I pour a cup of coffee, stagger into my living room, and grab my television remote. Back in my younger days, I’d have searched the channel guide for Scooby Doo, Where Are You?, Looney Tunes cartoons, or even Super Friends, but times have changed. Saturday in the AM isn’t what it used to be, entertainment wise, but there’s still programming worth

by Gary Walker
June 5, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted, Tragedy Plus Blame Equals Outrage
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Tragedy Plus Blame Equals Outrage

by Gary Walker
June 5, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted, Tragedy Plus Blame Equals Outrage
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A few days ago, I saw a New York Times article’s headline that read “Who Is to Blame When a Child Wanders at the Zoo?” The piece was written in response to a recent tragedy that occurred at the Cincinnati Zoo. After a young boy entered an enclosure with Harambe, an endangered silverback gorilla, a zoo response team decided to shoot the ape to keep the boy safe. The inevitable

by Gary Walker
May 29, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted, Share This Article (Unless You’re Ashamed of Being Shamed Online)
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Share This Article (Unless You’re Ashamed of Being Shamed Online)

by Gary Walker
May 29, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted, Share This Article (Unless You’re Ashamed of Being Shamed Online)
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People share things they care about on social media all the time. Sure, it can be annoying, and let’s face it, people can sometimes come across as a bit one-note. This is what having an online presence means, participating in a marketplace of rich ideas, immersing oneself in a vibrant exchange of information vital to a healthy society. There’s a bit of everything out there. One guy, for example, likes to

by Gary Walker
May 22, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Absorbing Criticism or Looking for a Happy Place Between Confidence and Self-Doubt, Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted
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Absorbing Criticism, or Looking for a Happy Place Between Confidence and Self-Doubt

by Gary Walker
May 22, 2016
in Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Habitually Distracted, Weekly Features
tags Absorbing Criticism or Looking for a Happy Place Between Confidence and Self-Doubt, Gary Walker, Habitually Distracted
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Many years ago, a navy chief warrant officer said to me, “Walker, all it takes to erase a thousand ‘attaboys’ is one ‘Aw, shit.’” What he was telling me in his gruff, salty way was that no matter how much good someone does, a single poor performance can wipe it all away, at least in the eyes of the entity with the highest stake in the job, that person also

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A Fond, Spoiler-Free Farewell to Person of Interest, a Science Fiction Tour de Force Disguised as a CBS Crime Drama

My Imaginary Funeral Blues (With Profuse Apologies to W.H. Auden)

Four Things I Learned from Watching SyFy Original Movies

Tragedy Plus Blame Equals Outrage

Share This Article (Unless You’re Ashamed of Being Shamed Online)

Absorbing Criticism, or Looking for a Happy Place Between Confidence and Self-Doubt