In the new economy, you’re supposed to pick yourself instead of waiting around to be chosen. The times practically demand it: Graduating into the recession, not even Target, Walmart, Safeway, Home Depot, or 7-Eleven would choose me. Enter temp land. But this isn’t a sad story. Being chopped back to your essence has a way […]

In grade school, as the youngest son of a perpetually exhausted single mom, I’d sing a song of my own invention to get things rolling in the mornings. I’d sneak into Mom’s room, tap her on the arm, and begin: It’s time to wake up, it’s time to wake up, It’s time to wake UP, […]

There’s an apparent irony in calling this site “Meet Chris Wilcox,” given that the only audience I can expect is the one made up of people who already know me from somewhere and are curious enough to take a look. In the beginning, that’s who I can reach. The site might spread beyond the first […]