I'm Not an April Fool's Person
On pranks, awkward social scripts, and quietly stepping out of the joke
Latest
This Is Not the Audience I Ordered
A writer’s take on audience mismatch, parasocial weirdness, and platform logic that doesn’t add up
Somewhere Between Winter and Whatever Comes Next
Turning fifty, rearranging a life, and letting the space tell the truth
5 Small, Strange Habits Every Longtime Writer Develops
From mentally editing restaurant menus to collecting odd bits of dialogue for future stories
What I'd Grab in the Criterion Closet
A short list of long obsessions
Eleven-Year-Old Me Had a Plan
What she got wrong about adulthood and what she understood better than I did
What I Kept, What I Threw Away, and Why It Mattered
On cleaning out our house, reclaiming a space, and choosing the present
I Don't Want to Be Discovered. I Want to Be Understood
Reflections on visibility, proximity, and what creative recognition really costs
The Difference Between Having a Thought and Publishing It
How I decide when to stop writing and close the tab
Jim Carrey, Andy Kaufman, and the Art of Letting People Squirm
A love letter to social experiments, good-natured trolling, and intentional confusion
Everyone Clicks the Personal Blog
And I think I've finally stopped wondering why
Being Seen Is Not the Same as Being Available
On attention, assumption, and choosing where access ends
Life
What I’m Doing When I Don’t Have Much to Give
Keeping commitments and maintaining creative connection during an intense stretch
Personal Development
You Don't Need a "New You" in the Dead of Winter
Rethinking January’s obsession with reinvention
Life
Life, Slightly Out of Order
A quiet check-in during a slightly unsettled stretch
Creativity
The Joy of Not Explaining Yourself
What happens when you stop rushing to make your ideas legible
Freelancing
Being Honest Without Making Yourself Unhireable
What freelancers get wrong about authenticity, vulnerability, and public writing
Connection
Some Emails Are Just… There
What to do with messages you never asked for
Internet
On Not Wanting an Audience for Every Thought Anymore
A look back at oversharing as survival and what comes after it
Life
This Is a Low-Volume Holiday Season
What it’s like when December shows up without much fanfare
Artificial Intelligence
If Art Has Rules, They Don’t Work Anymore
A storyteller’s take on intention, AI tools, and the myth of “real” creativity
Books
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
Life Lessons
7 Uncomfortable Truths You Only Learn Once You Stop Trying to Be Likable
The backstage pass to adulthood nobody meant to hand you
Work Life Balance
The Day After a Holiday Is Always Strange (And Nobody Talks About It)
A field guide to feeling weird