It takes reps to get better. Those hours on the court, in the shed, and on the water translate to improvement.

Signs of the Times is a collection of writing exercises. For 100 days, I took the (digital) front page every morning and wrote a short story.

The project yielded some interesting stories with different perspectives.

All fictional. All very real.

Start with the three stories below.

Yes, there’s more.↓

Change the Lightbulb, Please
Jonah Svihus Jonah Svihus

Change the Lightbulb, Please

There is a strip mall just outside of town. Maybe you’ve driven past it. It’s the one with the bagel place that closes at 1:00 a.m. and the salon that hasn’t opened since last Christmas.

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