Mandy and the Art of Growing Older Without Becoming a Cult Leader

What an acid-washed revenge movie taught me about aging, ego, and building a world worth living in

The Internet Used to Be About People

And maybe it still could be, if we'd stop acting like walking brand deals

The Great Stability Hoax

For everyone currently pretending to be fine while quietly Googling “how to move to the woods”

Why I’ll Never Be “Over It” (and Don’t Want to Be)

Because closure is for storage units, not people

Again, and Again, and Again: A Parable

A study in loop, light, and the loneliness of the divine

Every Bloom Has Its Dirt

On the unseen labor, sacred routines, and beautiful chaos behind every finished thing

Boundaries, Kindness, and the Myth of the Accessible Creator

How small creators get mistaken for best friends, therapists, and emotional support baristas

I Am Elisabeth Sparkle (and So Are You)

Notes on The Substance and the freedom of letting yourself grow older

How to Take Things Apart (Without Scaring the Neighbors)

On mortuaries, butchery, and why curiosity isn’t the same thing as creepiness

Freelance Like Nobody’s Watching (Because They Aren’t)

A field guide to creating, collapsing, and carrying on

The Veil-Stitchers

On masks, silence, and the saints who sew us into being

Confessions of a Shadow-Dweller

Why I’m done trying to look “well-lit” for other people’s comfort

Blogging

New Blog, Who Dis?

Same voice, same chaos, fancier furniture

Life

Here I Am, For Real

On selfies, tarot spreads, and showing more of the face behind the words

Aging

The Myth of Being “Done” (and Why I Don't Buy It)

Because life doesn’t come with an expiration date, no matter what society tells you

Storytelling

The Loitering God Manifesto

On wasting time with dignity, and why it might be the holiest thing you can do

Life

The Secret Economy of Attention

How the quiet choices of focus shape the architecture of our lives

Spirituality

Facing the Abyss vs. Buying the Mural

A consumer guide to spiritual choices nobody asked for

Blogging

Blogging Isn’t Dead. It Just Stopped Caring About Being Cool.

On choosing permanence over platforms

Movies

Then vs. Now: Growing Older With The Village

Something interesting I've noticed as I get older. Some of the films you really loved at different times don’t necessarily stay the same when you periodically revisit them. Many of them actually grow with you. Or maybe it’s that you grow, and the film remains a

Short Fiction

The Game of Reasons: A Fable

There was once a woman who lived at the outermost edge of a crowded city. She wasn't wealthy. She wasn't particularly powerful, either. But she had something in abundance that was rarer than either of those things – time. And because her time was precious, many came

Movies

The Art of Doing Nothing (With a Little Help from Slacker)

It's really no secret that most of us are taught to fear doing nothing. Idleness is suspicious. Productivity is the religion of the day. So, if you’re not grinding, optimizing, or “getting ahead” every second of every day, then what are you even doing with your life?

Dreams

The Swedish Inn That Doesn’t Exist

Last night I went to Sweden. Not on a plane with my passport in hand, and not with my bank account weeping at the cost of airfare. I just… slipped there. Outside of time and space, while I was sleeping. I stayed in a little inn with a big dining

Short Fiction

The Iron Heart of Heaven: A Parable

The first time it fell, no one noticed. It struck the earth in the night, a streak of fire breaking across the crooked sky. By morning, only a shallow crater marked the spot where it had landed. The farmers who found it thought it was a piece of machinery, an