Life after door kicking.

Author: lifeafterdoorkicking

  • Measured in Exhales

    Feeling different than all my peers in this,Struggles of a left-handed lyricist,Smudges on my fist from dragging it,Even worse when I was gripping it. Audacity to worship myself — intrinsic,But a little introspection shows that’s illogic,Blessings of a curse — I’m gifted,Writing backwards in my notebooksso this spiral isn’t on my wrist. I was never…

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  • Echoes in the Dark: Two Haunting Halloween Cold Cases from Las Vegas

    1. The Tragedy of Tony Bagley — Halloween Night, 1994 On October 31, 1994, seven‑year‑old Tony Bagley went trick‑or‑treating in North Las Vegas wearing a skeleton costume. At around 6:15 p.m., while walking with his mother, aunt, and sister, a hooded man suddenly opened fire—with Tony struck in the head. He died the next day. His…

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  • The Gordian knot of healthcare.

    What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? For most of my adult life, I supported the idea of free healthcare. It sounded humane — civilized, even. No one should go broke because they got sick, right? I still believe that in principle. But after living under a socialized medical system for…

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  • The Butcher, the Vampire, and the Cannibal Who Walked Free

    Food is one of the simplest pleasures in life—sausages sizzling at Oktoberfest, a family dinner on a quiet evening, or a shared meal in a Paris apartment. But what happens when what’s on the plate isn’t what it seems? Across decades and continents, three men horrified the world not just by killing—but by consuming. This…

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  • Progress towards a goal I’m terrified of reaching.

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    What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? Lately, I’ve been trying to get better about actually sharing my work instead of holding onto it until it’s “perfect.” I’ve realized that perfectionism can be a form of self-sabotage — if I never let my thoughts and ideas out into the world, they stay trapped in my head, and…

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  • When Rhetoric Turns to Bloodshed

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    Today’s shooting at the ICE facility in Dallas hit me hard. A guy opened fire from a rooftop, killed one detainee, and left two others critically wounded before turning the gun on himself. They found a bullet etched with “ANTI-ICE,” signaling the whole thing was political. This isn’t some isolated stunt. Earlier this year, an…

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  • Why Serial Killers Vanished—and What Replaced Them

    In the late 20th century, Americans lived under the quiet dread of serial killers. Names like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer became embedded in the cultural psyche. They haunted a society where evil seemed to lurk in shadows—killing methodically, compulsively, and often undetected for years. But over the past two decades, a…

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  • “The More We Value Things Outside of Our Control the Less Control We Have.”

    What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? The Best Advice I’ve Ever Received The best piece of advice I’ve ever received isn’t flashy or complicated—it’s the core tenet of Stoicism: focus your energy on the things you can actually affect. It sounds simple, almost obvious. Yet in practice, it’s anything but. We spend…

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  • Every Dollar Is a Vote: The Quiet Power of the Consumer

    Voting With Your Wallet: How Americans Elect Corporations Every Day In America—and to varying degrees around the world—democracy doesn’t stop at the ballot box. It continues every time we open our wallets. Every dollar spent is a signal. It’s a vote. Not for a political party or a candidate, but for the world we want…

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  • When Words Get Violence, Don’t Be Surprised if Violence Begets Violence

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    “A man was murdered over his ideas. If that doesn’t appall you, we may be too far apart politically to ever reconcile.” I normally post weekly, but the reactions online to the Charlie Kirk shooting demanded more than silence. In my last piece, I addressed those celebrating his death. Today, I want to focus on…

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