
The Hearth
A message arrives asking for coin. The king reads it and feels…
Because I believe we create our own meaning in life, a lot of my life is often viewed through a medieval fantasy lens.
I think I do this partly because of my ADHD and partly because I feel that sometimes it's easier to find meaning in life when it's looked at through the lens of a good story, and my favorite stories always featured dragons and wizards and knights.
I found comfort and purpose in looking at life through the lens of Becoming in the philosophical lens. Specifically the idea of a philosopher King (with my little home as my tiny kingdom).
I read some of the more positive ones to my sons so they can hear the story of their fathers life through a more approachable lens.

A message arrives asking for coin. The king reads it and feels…

The king rules differently now. Not from towers built to impress, but…

The king stood at the gate longer than he planned to. The…

I was once a man of iron, shaped by love, bent by…

I was once a quiet sea, steady, wide, and always there, letting…

Once, I walked with ghosts beside my stride, Not born of fear,…

The iron was cold once, soft under the hands of time, a…

I was fire, born of iron and fury, thrown into the forge…