No Snow Days for Dylan

My feelings about snow has always varied depending on where I'm living. In North Carolina, snow was a magical force for good. If it snowed, even a little bit, you could count on all the schools in the area shutting down indefinitely. There would be panic in the streets if everyone wasn't too terrified to … Continue reading No Snow Days for Dylan →

When Does An Apartment Become a Home?

The longest I've ever lived anywhere was in my last house with my folks. I was there for a record breaking eight years, the longest I've ever lived in one house. As a result, it's what I most think of whenever I think of "home". The apartment here felt less like my home and more … Continue reading When Does An Apartment Become a Home? →

Upon Black Friday

I stare into the mirror and wonder if I'm ready for what's to come. It's a time that will try the souls of countless retail employees, a day of reckoning for those of us who make our trade peddling goods to the Horde. There are no customers on this day, there is just the Horde. … Continue reading Upon Black Friday →

Sam Adams, Lady Gaga and Doyle’s

Since Liang is visiting up from New York and since the proper response to an out-of-town visitor is to drag them around the city to do touristy things, we all went out to Jamaica Plains to do a tour of the Sam Adams brewery. The brewery has been around for a goodly amount of time, … Continue reading Sam Adams, Lady Gaga and Doyle’s →

An Extended, Steam-Powered Metaphor

I am heading very quickly into the UNKNOWN. And there's something kind of spooky about that. This UNKNOWN, a territory that stretches further than the distance between New York and California. It is vast, an expanse that boggles the mind and contains any number of horrors and wonders. There are dragons there, of course, and … Continue reading An Extended, Steam-Powered Metaphor →

Welcome

I've noticed recently that there are quite a few people coming here from places where my stories are posted, namely Ichor Falls and Tales of the Zombie War. As I've mentioned in an earlier post, I always feel a bit odd because I'm worried that folks come over to my blog expecting more horror and … Continue reading Welcome →

Isolated Moments on a Long Road

I've been thinking a lot about moments lately. I'm rapidly, quickly, and oh so slowly approaching one such moment. It's so clearly defined, so obvious a moment, a Point where my life will be affected in ways I can't even begin to imagine. I can count the big ones, those massive moments that stand tall … Continue reading Isolated Moments on a Long Road →

Centering

The time is rapidly approaching where I'm going to be doing something exciting. Terrifying too actually. It will be, in a lot of ways, a whole bunch of new crammed into a very brief amount of time. New challenges, new problems and just a whole change in how my life will be. But no matter … Continue reading Centering →

In Code

Since I started this blog, I've been very interested in making it my own creation. I've even gone to the trouble of registering a domain name, so it's not just another .wordpress.com blog, but dylancharles.net. Which still makes me excited by the way. I know it's a simple matter of, you know, paying money, but … Continue reading In Code →

Boston: In Summary

Though I only spent a few days there, I'd like to live in Boston. It's a big city that manages to avoid feeling like one. New York feels like a cramped, seething, writhing mass of cranky people, which Boston has managed to avoid. Mainly, I think, by not cramming 13 million people onto an island. … Continue reading Boston: In Summary →