Grant Piper
Bio
A professional freelancer with a knack and passion for telling stories.
Stories (6/0)
I Inadvertently Moved Onto A Landfill
The realtor told me that the previous owners of my home were property managers who had been renting to college students attending the local community college. No problem. I was a college student not that long ago. I knew that there could be some bumps and bruises to the house but I wasn't all that worried about it. The property was large, lush and overgrown but, again, it was nothing I didn't think I could handle given enough time and effort.
By Grant Piper3 years ago in Earth
Stay At Home Dad To Be
Men are not taught how to be parents, not in the same way that women are. In many aspects of our society today, women are still expected to be mothers. Even if they are already career women or single women they are also expected to be career mothers and single mothers. Motherhood is something ingrained, for better or for worse, in the way that we raise and treat women.
By Grant Piper3 years ago in Families
It Is Time To Get Excited About James Webb
The James Webb Space Telescope is the next generation of space observatory that is scheduled to be put into space by the end of 2021. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is larger, more advanced and covers a broader spectrum than the extremely successful Hubble Space Telescope. When the JWST finally launches, it will launch with it a new era in space exploration and a brand new chapter for modern astronomy. It is time to get excited now.
By Grant Piper3 years ago in 01
The 17th Century British Colonial Blitzkrieg
The British Empire reached its venerable peak during the Victorian Age. There were British colonies and protectorates spanning the globe from the southern tip of Africa to India, from Hong Kong to Gibraltar, and beyond. It was fashionable to say that the sun never set on the British Empire, both in fortunes and in the very literal sense. However, this empire did not spring from nothing. The seeds for England's eventual greatness and global domination were planted in a century that gets very little attention.
By Grant Piper3 years ago in FYI
A Sagittarius, I Guess
I had to look up the spelling of Sagittarius. Was it two Gs and one T or two Ts and one G? I have never had to type out my astrology sign before. The information is something that I know despite never truly seeking it out. Zodiac symbols and the arcane knowledge of astrology have seeped into our culture like some sort of pervasive fog. I know what my astrology sign is but I don't have a clue as to what it means.
By Grant Piper3 years ago in Futurism