My Best Writing of 2020
My Best Writing of 2020

Everyone knows 2020 was not a typical year. In fact, it was probably the weirdest and most stressful twelve months most of us have ever experienced.

Some of the items I wrote this year were in direct response to what was happening in the world — both in macro and the micro sense — while others could’ve been published any other time.

The biggest change to my writing routine was my output — or lack thereof.

I only published 23 pieces this year, half the number of 2019 and a third of the two years prior to that. I’d love to say that this is simply a product of quality over quantity and I certainly hope that was a byproduct, but the truth is also that this was probably the busiest year of my life.

From being the point person for all COVID-19 reporting for a large health system to going back to grad school to my other full-time role as a husband and father of two (including a toddler that hates to sleep), it became very difficult to find time to scribble my nonsense on this site.

It wasn’t a total loss. I did publish nearly two dozen things and I think some of them are pretty strong.

I wrote about what it’s like to work for a hospital during a global pandemic and the struggle of parenting while also being an essential worker. I celebrated Kamala Harris’s success and what it means to little brown girls like my daughters, went long on the experience of being sent back to school as a 40-year-old father of two, and looked at the difference between playing a father on Instagram and actually being one.

I reflected on my life through the lens of my late best friend who would’ve turned 40 this year and examined why grey, overcast autumn days speak to my soul.

I still found time to write about some lighter topics.

I fantasized about a Batman film starring Jim Carrey in the title role.

I don’t write about hip-hop like I used to, but I still managed commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Ghostface Killah’s classic, Supreme Clientele, and mocked a Ranker list of the best rappers of all time.

I praised Jerry West as the best NBA player that never won an MVP award and I argued with anyone that claimed that LeBron James was not the player of the decade.

All of those pieces are listed by category below.
['Christopher Pierznik']
['Best Of 2020', 'Writing', 'Careers', 'Life', 'Fatherhood']