writing

Right. rite. write.
"If I had more time, I would have written less."

I first started writing on the internet when I was 12 years-old, and quickly became an avid member of the now-extinct Xanga community.

 

Ever since I can remember, I’ve dreamed of writing a book. In 2021, I did it; publishing “Dear Atlas: It’s me; your Dad.” which is now available on Amazon.com for purchase. ​

9 years in the making.

Oops. I did it again.
"Use the right tool for the job."

From the laughter-filled chaos of childhood adventures to the reflective quiet of life’s crossroads, “Priceless” spans the gamut of human emotion, offering insights into the shared experiences that define us. 

Aaron Plaat Blog

My words.
my mind.
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Home

While I can’t speak for all men, I can certainly speak as one. These days, I can also speak as a woman – but, that’s another topic for another time… In our culture, there

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America

As a child, I was raised with a strong education about the American government; learning about the various courts, branches and documents which compose the foundation of our country. I learned about past presidents,

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Born

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the things that were important to me as a child, and how I came to value things. As a child, I never cared much about things like

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High Value

I think all relationships can teach you something about yourself, as well as what you’re looking for in another person. As a single Dad, I have a very high level of scrutiny that I

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Value

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about value, and the various types of value we use in our society. From financial value to relationship value, there are a lot of different metrics that measure

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Return

It seems like a long time ago – as well as yesterday morning – that I was getting my home ready for Atlas and making a small pile of gifts for him to discover

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Burnt

A few years ago, I learned an important lesson about emotion; some days feel better than others, while other days feel worse – for no apparent reason. Some days, I wake up and feel

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Treasure

I have an admittedly love-hate relationship with the author Donald Miller. On one hand, I love him because he was one of the key sources of inspiration for my own writing/published books. On the

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Rise

One of the very last things written by Leonardo Da Vinci was a small, handwritten note which read: “We should not desire the impossible.” Da Vinci was left-handed, and he wrote backwards, from

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