Soliloquy
Where Words Become Keepsakes
👁️ 10 viewsThe Last Client, Act I – A Portland Noir Mystery
On the evening he plans to close his detective agency for good, Portland private investigator Jack Mercer receives one final client. Eleanor Gray claims her husband has disappeared. She leaves behind a photograph, a retainer, and a question that makes no sense. By the next morning, everything she told him will unravel.
👁️ 32 viewsSeven Workplace Patterns to Watch Out For
Success is supposed to make your career easier. Sometimes it does the opposite. This essay explores seven subtle workplace patterns that can emerge when strong performance creates discomfort, and how to navigate them with professionalism, credibility, and resilience.
👁️ 24 viewsDragons, Part 7: Where Dragons Still Live
Dragons were never destroyed. They moved into stone, art, language, and metaphor—guarding memory, power, and unease in the modern world.
👁️ 53 viewsDragons, Part 6: From Fire to Ink: Dragons in Literature
When dragons enter literature, they gain memory, intellect, and voice—becoming mirrors for power, greed, time, and human ambition.
👁️ 48 viewsThe Curious Case of the Buzzwords That Wouldn’t Die
Every corporate buzzword follows the same strange journey. It begins as a useful idea, becomes the hottest topic in every meeting, loses all meaning, and then mysteriously returns with a new name. From AI to Generative AI to Agentic AI, this satirical look explores the natural life cycle of the modern buzzword.
👁️ 50 viewsDragons, Part 5: Village Nightmares and Clever Beasts: Dragons of Fable and Folklore
Folklore dragons are not cosmic or demonic. They live nearby—in hills, wells, and ruins—problems shaped by neglect, habit, and fear.