Alter Egos

Who Else Am I?

There’s a lot about Stephen A. Schrum on this site, but I thought I’d introduce you to my other personalities…


Resort to What?

This week I’m on vacation at a resort in Virginia. I’m not a big resort person so the giant water park does not appeal to me Yesterday I decided to go for a walk and work off some of the larger meals I’ve been indulging in (though, to be fair, I have been having only…

Damn Your Spam!

So the scammers started a new thing: they send a text to you asking you a question, but it’s not your name. Oh, no, wrong number! Can we still be friends on WhatsApp? I’m not sure of the endgame, and instead of playing with them, I started sending this message: “How many times I have…

3 Books

List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? This is a difficult question. I have read so many books over the years that, to pick out only 3, seems silly. But I will try to limit myself. Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. This tome blew my mind. Long-form storytelling. Repeated images. Crazy…

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