I am part of the Medium Partner Program but that does not mean I write for the money. In fact, because of the nature of my niche, I offer some of my most popular pieces for free. I am sure you’ve read the many articles from writers boasting Medium makes…

In the 1930s and 1940s, one of the most successful writers in Hollywood was Dashiell Hammett. A former detective for the Pinkerton agency, Hammett created such popular literary characters as Sam Spade and Nick Carter. …

Learning about its strange history, I chose to watch the episode of The Outer Limits: Architects of Fear via the ROKU Channel. This was the third episode of the first season of ABC’s science fiction series. In the late 1950’s into the 1960's, there were several shows with weekly strange…

I am a writer on Medium since 2018. I am not in the $100 club, not even overall time. It is quite discouraging. Of course, I do not write just for money, and that may be why I do not make much here. So many of the richer writers boast…

A union organizer chased me out to my car once. I was working at a quadrilingual inner-city Catholic parish at the time. A community organizer in a local factory was trying to unionize the company. He did not work there. He asked me if I would teach the workers the…

Cambridge, Massachusetts — Featuring Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters Union, Sara Nelson of the Flight Attendants Union and Senator Bernie Sanders, union members and their allies gathered on the Cambridge Common in Massachusetts in the shadow of Harvard University. …

As a priest, one thing I fight against is the idea of Catholicism as nothing more than a set of rules or just a moral code. …

New Haven, Connecticut — A horrifying and tragic incident left a 36-year-old man paralyzed while in the custody of police officers in New Haven, Connecticut in late June. Randy Cox, a black man appearing in good health was in possession of a firearm. He is an ex-felon and, therefore, is…