by Dave Ursillo | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve had a frustrating relationship to boredom. When I was young, minor fits of boredom would set in and drive me suddenly-stir-crazy. “I’m so boredddddd,” I would complain to anyone within earshot, usually my mom. I would resort to opening our...
by Dave Ursillo | Oct 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Two nights ago, I found myself doing something I hadn’t done in 12 years: watching a Presidential debate. Within minutes of engaging the show, my stomach churned at the spectacle of derision. I began to perspire. I writhed uncomfortably in my seat, finding an outlet...
by Dave Ursillo | Sep 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
After I published my collection of travel based essays called Big Apple, Black Sand and the Midnight Sun, I found myself in many conversations about travel and adventure with readers, family, and friends. So I started asking them what books they loved that inspired...
by Dave Ursillo | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I believe that writing is not only an act of creation — as well as an oft misunderstood journey of self-expression — but an earnest means of inner and outer exploration. Writing is a journey of awareness and understanding. Through our words, we do not read...
by Dave Ursillo | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
There are two parallels in life that harness the chaotic power of destruction. One is not chosen; it’s like life chooses to destroy us. Life breaks relationships we thought were destined to be. It upturns tables. It flips the script. It unearths fossils from a...