Reasons not to write: a non-exhaustive list.With footnotes. Very important footnotes.Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
The difference between loyalty and obedience — especially for writers and creators.Plus, Mary Oliver on the “third self.”Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
What writers can learn from the mantis shrimp.…and why sensitivity is a creative person’s greatest gift.Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
A story about cars and callings.This essay cost me $186.84. Plus $130, if you count the window repair.May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
We must embrace the soft stuff.On adopting a dog named Tomato, skies full of clouds, and other tender things — including a reframe of “productivity.”Apr 7, 20211Apr 7, 20211
On the “anniversary effect”…and the stories told by the vaccine rollout, from the perspective of a person with Type 1 diabetes.Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Published inCuriousA Story about Breeze, Birds, and Breath.On hard conversations, conversation, and understanding the craving for quiet.Aug 25, 2020Aug 25, 2020
Published inTenderlyEfficiency Shouldn’t Be the GoalOn growing tomatoes and the insidiousness of work cultureAug 11, 20201Aug 11, 20201
A story about foraged flowers.On falling in love as the world ends, like we’re tending to one delicate rose that’s blooming, unfathomably, in the eye of the storm.Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020