When I was a teenager, I had a crush on this girl in school. She was tall, pretty and had flowing blond hair, and people treated her like the school celebrity. One day, I got the courage to ask her if she was enjoying a book we were both reading…

Jim Sliney, Jr
Writer/Editor
Jim Sliney, Jr is a freelance writer/editor and a student at Columbia University where he majors in Creative Writing. He is a Registered Medical Assistant which he leverages to write educational and advocative articles for patients with rare and under-served diseases. Jim volunteers for G-PACT.org where he serves on the board of directors and as Newsletter Editor. He is a native of the Bronx with strong country roots and, like most writers, is working on a novel.”
Entries Jim Sliney, Jr
One summer, my wife and I were driving up the New England coast. To embrace the experience, I purchased some oysters, a lemon and some ice. The problem was that I didn’t have a tool to open the oysters with. Readers, men are like oysters, you need to use some…
If you don’t want to be the person who makes someone feel like they don’t add value to you, then pay attention to these five things that people often take for granted. A sincere expression of thanks Growing up, how much did you take for granted that there would be…
For starters, what does it mean to be “deep?” This question, posed to some bright minds on Quora, resulted in answers like this: a deep person does not accept things at surface value. They explore the layers behind ideas, motivations, causes and consequences. So what don’t men understand about deep…