Movies
What I'd Grab in the Criterion Closet
A short list of long obsessions
Being Seen Is Not the Same as Being Available
On attention, assumption, and choosing where access ends
What I’m Doing When I Don’t Have Much to Give
Keeping commitments and maintaining creative connection during an intense stretch
You Don't Need a "New You" in the Dead of Winter
Rethinking January’s obsession with reinvention
Life, Slightly Out of Order
A quiet check-in during a slightly unsettled stretch
The Joy of Not Explaining Yourself
What happens when you stop rushing to make your ideas legible
Being Honest Without Making Yourself Unhireable
What freelancers get wrong about authenticity, vulnerability, and public writing
Some Emails Are Just… There
What to do with messages you never asked for
On Not Wanting an Audience for Every Thought Anymore
A look back at oversharing as survival and what comes after it
This Is a Low-Volume Holiday Season
What it’s like when December shows up without much fanfare
If Art Has Rules, They Don’t Work Anymore
A storyteller’s take on intention, AI tools, and the myth of “real” creativity
On Discovering Flannery O’Connor When You’re Finally Old Enough to Appreciate Her
A reflection on timing, obsession, and the fear that there are more good books than years left to read them
7 Uncomfortable Truths You Only Learn Once You Stop Trying to Be Likable
The backstage pass to adulthood nobody meant to hand you