Movies

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

Internet

The Internet Used to Be About People

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

Mental Health

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

Short Fiction

Again, and Again, and Again: A Parable

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

Creativity

Every Bloom Has Its Dirt

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

Connection

Boundaries, Kindness, and the Myth of the Accessible Creator

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

Movies

I Am Elisabeth Sparkle (and So Are You)

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

Parallel Lives

How to Take Things Apart (Without Scaring the Neighbors)

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

Freelancing

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

A field guide to creating, collapsing, and carrying on

Mythos

The Veil-Stitchers

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

Self Image

Confessions of a Shadow-Dweller

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