by Loren Mayshark | Feb 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Valentine’s Day arrives each year wrapped in red cellophane and high expectations. For couples, it can feel like a romantic performance review; for single people, an anxiety-inducing reminder that love has a deadline. Beneath the flowers, cards, and prix-fixe dinners...
by Loren Mayshark | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
In a nondescript building in Nevada, an operator finishes a 12-hour shift controlling an MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Middle East. They use a joystick and monitor not unlike those found in gaming setups worldwide. Later that day, they might unwind by playing Call of...
by Loren Mayshark | Jan 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Introduction: Wine on the Front Lines of Global Trade When the United States and China entered a full-scale trade conflict in 2018, few agricultural sectors felt the impact as significantly as the wine industry. More than a luxury good, wine occupies a pivotal...
by Loren Mayshark | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dorian Gray, the beautiful young protagonist of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, is granted a terrible gift: eternal youth purchased by transferring all consequences of his indulgence, cruelty, and corruption into a portrait that ages in his place. As he...
by Loren Mayshark | Dec 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Loss, Love, and the Lessons In 2018, I faced more loss than ever before. My paternal grandmother, Walt, passed away at 99. My great-aunt Virginia, with whom I shared a bond as deep as with any grandparent, passed at 100. A month later, her sister—my maternal...
