Jack Larkin

1 month ago | brightfm.com | Jack Larkin |Erin Branham

Kintsugi is a beautiful Japanese art form. The artist will take broken pottery and often join it together with precious metals like gold, silver, or platinum. When they are done, the once broken bowl or pot is even more beautiful and is now stronger than it was before. That sounds a lot like my story. Maybe yours too. One day, like pottery, our lives were shattered either by something we did or something that was done to us.

Oct 3, 2024 | punkee.com.au | Jack Larkin

Tell us you love Punkee without telling us you love Punkee. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter. It'll mean the world. Villains have become so synonymous with Australian reality TV, but what would our reality TV world look like if we got reality TV shows that weren’t based on so much drama? We first saw the villain portrayal in the generational defining Big Brother.

Jul 28, 2024 | brightfm.com | Jack Larkin

I’m a Christian and sometimes I’m a jerk. There. I’ve said it. Sometimes, I’m even a jerk online but I show a different face to the rest of the world. I’ve heard it said that real life is offline. Yet, with social media, it’s so easy to do what I like to call a “hit and run” – a snarky little comment on a Facebook post, news story, etc. I’m pretty sure Jesus would like me to represent myself the same online, at work, and with my family. There are days that I am better at this than others.

Jun 24, 2024 | brightfm.com | Jack Larkin

Here’s the thing: I rarely grill. I’m a BBQ man! BBQ is not grilling. BBQ is indirect heat, low and slow, at about 225-250 degrees F. Grilling is done with high heat.  No, you don’t grill ribs. Okay, now that I’ve got that out of the way, let me give you my top three grilling tips on those occasions I do some grillin’ and chillin’. 1.  Don’t pull your protein straight from the refrigerator and throw it on the grill. It will be tough. Let it set on the counter, room temperature, for 20-30 minutes. 2.

Apr 23, 2024 | sandiegouniontribune.com | Jack Larkin

Larkin is an educator and lives in San Diego County. Every year, the winter rain brings the desert bloom to the Anza-Borrego Desert, as the California poppies explode onto the sandstone landscape. Yellow blankets of evening primrose cover the hills as an abundance of plant species come to life in crisp, bright colors that make you wonder why the desert hides its beauty most of the year.