Thoughts from Life is from the mind of Brian Kirwan. That’s me. I’m a humor writer who grew up in the California desert (but don’t hold that against me). I have worked as a phone solicitor, clerical worker, musician, data entry worker, animator, driver, and idea guy. Anxiety, autism, and ADHD (and that’s only the A’s of what make him unique). have given me a unique perspective on life. In high school, my love of writing began with a series of papers I cleverly called The Papers. They were my form of being the class clown. Eventually, I got a degree in English Composition and I was off to the races (or at least writing about them). I have written fiction, nonfiction, and my thoughts about the world in a thoughts diary dating back to 1991. I tend to write with humor and wit in a way that will only make you slightly uncomfortable.
New Thoughts from Life will come out every Tuesday at 3:00 pm (Pacific Standard Time).
Thoughts from Life was originally a series I wrote when I was working in an office with little to do. I’ve never been one to sit around and do nothing, so I worked on creative writing projects. It was 1997, I was 27, I had just married Patti (who I’m still married to), and I believe I wrote them on a 3.5 inch floppy disk. If you don’t know what that is, Google it. You will find a fascinating computer history opened up to you that is truly uninteresting to anyone who didn’t live through those years. It was difficult working on existing projects because I could only work on them sporadically, so I wrote whatever was on my mind. The end of that job was the end of that series. They were nine papers in total.
I continued writing my thoughts about life and referred to them as the Thoughts papers. At no point did I ever write them on actual paper, but I’ve always called them that. They were part musings, diary entries, and always overly honest (for me, that means weird honesty). I had written diary entries before that, but they were always more about my thoughts than my life. My life wasn’t full of parties or other social engagements, but I had thoughts about everything.
I should point out I don’t have normal thoughts. This is not me bragging. It is mainly a warning. As I was writing my thoughts, I saw the future reader as a participant in them. I tried my best to smooth out the writing so the reader wouldn’t pull out their hair in frustration. My early thoughts were difficult to read even for me. I’ve had anxiety issues my whole life. When I was about 40, I had a breakdown and finally started getting help. I’m happier now, but I haven’t lost my unique perspective on life.
Other people choose to ignore realities I’ve never been able to ignore. I point out things others either don’t think about or don’t want to admit they think about. I question everything. People who don’t question things tend not to enjoy talking to me. I’m still writing my thoughts, which all start with the date I wrote them. Some entries include “future notes” to clarify confusing or troublesome statements from my younger and stupider self. I was not sacred to the original text. What I’m writing about is much more important than what I originally wrote.
You can view his other creations at www.briancreates.com
Thoughts from Life 