SquarePeg Books

Category: Random

  • Fear

    Fear is an interesting thing. We all have different fears – heights, pain, children, dentists, clowns, ketchup stains and so on – but we all have some of the same fears, too. Failure is a biggie, but in my experience, it isn’t just “failure” that’s the problem. It’s the consequences…

  • The Crazy is Showing…

    Things have been rough lately. It seems to happen that way – I don’t know if it’s a Universe-tosses-a-bannana-in-my-path-for-reasons thing or if it’s coincidence or what, but it seems to feel like whenever I start to peacefully pull myself together, tornado-volcano-earthquake happens. I thought I’d been dealing rather well with…

  • Doubts

    Doubts are hard. I mean they are useful, they serve an evolutionary purpose. Doubt makes one give a second, more careful look at something. Doubt gives you reason to move cautiously, maybe take in a few extra details about the situation or your plans. Doubt may have saved an ancestor…

  • Adulting is Poopy

    Okay, to be fair, you can drive a car, you can buy your own alcohol, and you can stay out as late as you want, but I’m not convinced it was a fair trade-off. When I was a kid, I loved Halloween! My mother and I would plan our costumes…