A cautionary tale — At 10:18 PM, on a Sunday evening, four days prior to this writing, I was about one minute from being dead. Maybe a minute and a half. For sure, though, the dying process had already begun. For those sticklers for precision, I’ll clarify. I know it was 10:18 because I…

The gift of Christmases past — I have a couple of handfuls of dear friends who are from the United Kingdom; one or two are from Wales, I believe; several are from Down Under. …

Genius in a Bottle’s fortnightly list of published pieces — Victor: One Can Only Wonder by K. Kumar /Poetry (12/08) Victor: Charisma by John K Adams /Fiction (16/08) Raffaella: Reincarnate by Sydney J. Shipp / Poetry (8/16) Victor: Eulogy for the Icarus Trees by Raul Toichoa /Poetry (17/08) Victor: The Protests of the Digital Millennium by Raul Toichoa / (17/08) Jay: My Wife Wanted to…

Genius in a Bottle’s fortnightly list of published pieces — Dear geniuses, I was going to write about something else and then I received news that was both sad and happy. This publication was conceived and created by Jay Squires, a wonderful man and writer, who wanted to give thoughtful writers and imaginative thinkers a place where they could publish…

Grab your cone-hats and tooters for the 1st-anniversary celebration — This month marks the first anniversary of the Geniuses of the Month Awards. No biggy for you, perhaps, but it’s damn grand for us! The monthly “Awards for Excellence” celebration is one year old. And I shout: WOO *freaking* W00!! If Geniuses of the Month Awards were an actual child, you know, it…

Genius in a Bottle’s fortnightly list of published pieces — Hi, Geniuses, This wonderful publication that Jay Squires created has reached a thousand followers. It is an achievement that we feel very humble and yet proud about. We could not have reached this goal without the writers who follow the publication and draw in the readers who also follow our…

Genius in a Bottle’s fortnightly list of published pieces — These last two weeks have seen me grounded as my body climbs the mountainous road to recovery after surgery. Time spent grounded gives a mind time to slow down and think of the things that are. It’s such a healthy state of mind where we abandon delusions of grandeur and…