It takes reps to get better. Those hours on the court, in the shed, and on the water translate to improvement.

Signs of the Times is a collection of writing exercises. For 100 days, I took the (digital) front page every morning and wrote a short story.

The project yielded some interesting stories with different perspectives.

All fictional. All very real.

Start with the three stories below.

Featured

May 13, 2022

what i mean when i say im writing

May 13, 2022

and i don’t get back to you.

May 13, 2022

May 5, 2022

Mifefesto

May 5, 2022

Apr 22, 2022

earth day

Apr 22, 2022

What can be said on a day to celebrate the earth that isn’t apathetic to humanity. That is not a question.

Apr 22, 2022

Yes, there’s more.↓

Jonah Svihus 4/17/22 Jonah Svihus 4/17/22

What I Think.

What happens when you try to think right now? Go on.

Jonah Svihus 4/16/22 Jonah Svihus 4/16/22

Cuppa

When life tests our values, how do we move forward?

Jonah Svihus 4/15/22 Jonah Svihus 4/15/22

Greig the Camera

There’s nothing extraordinary about Nikon D5 Serial No. 3009635 other than his name is Greig.

Jonah Svihus 4/14/22 Jonah Svihus 4/14/22

Glory, Glory, Glory

The appetite for war waxes and wanes. So, carefully consider what glory is.

Jonah Svihus 4/13/22 Jonah Svihus 4/13/22

Message to a Friend

A letter bridges the emotional gap between two teachers from very different places.

Jonah Svihus 4/12/22 Jonah Svihus 4/12/22

Starlight

What is the butterfly effect? Does it work for moths, too?

Jonah Svihus 4/11/22 Jonah Svihus 4/11/22

The Dolphin

Pale grey flesh surrounded by men in aqua-green scrubs and facemasks…

Jonah Svihus 4/10/22 Jonah Svihus 4/10/22

I Cannot Buy Oatmeal

There’s so much food at the grocery store. Almost too much.

Jonah Svihus 4/9/22 Jonah Svihus 4/9/22

Pandemonium

What does the missile see before it strikes?

Jonah Svihus 4/8/22 Jonah Svihus 4/8/22

Tochka-U Delusion

It’s him. The self. Younger. Childish. Holding mother’s hand…