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...
by Loren Mayshark | Dec 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Creativity is one of the most powerful forces humans possess. It allows us to imagine alternatives, question the familiar, and redesign the systems that shape our lives. When societies face stagnation—political, social, or educational—our capacity to envision new...
