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
Life
The Secret Economy of Attention
How the quiet choices of focus shape the architecture of our lives
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?
Life
Things I'm Not Saying Anywhere Else: A Brain Dump
These days, I share a lot of myself in writing across different spaces – particularly Quora, Substack, and Medium. But some thoughts don’t really fit anywhere official. They’re too quiet, too in-progress, too unresolved, but they're not necessarily private journal thoughts, either. So this time around, I’
Life
The Myth of Wasted Time (and Why I'm Not Playing That Game Anymore)
So, this week seems to be shaping up to be more about recalibrating and recentering than anything else. I saw that coming, though. The universe has had my hands full lately with several months of tasks and little emergencies – broken appliances that needed fixing, jury duty I couldn't
Life
When the System Hands You Humans Instead
When it comes to jury duty, there seem to be two types of people out there — the type that loves the idea of serving on a jury and the type who will do just about anything to avoid it. I’m a million percent the second type and have been
Belief Systems
Ashes in the Shape of a Flag
I used to really look forward to posting on social media for Independence Day. I had this whole collection of humorous and over-the-top graphics I liked to share as a way of reminding people to make room for fun at some point in their day. But this year? All I
Life
Offerings to the World, Big and Small
As you may have gathered, I've kind of been having a rough go of things lately. A lot's been going on — at home, at work, with my entire sense of self (for all sorts of reasons). I felt like I needed a reset today, and I
Life
When You Thought You Could Handle It (But Couldn't)
There are moments in life when you really think you’ve finally got it. You’re managing your obligations, you’ve built coping mechanisms that work for you, and you’ve certainly been through worse, so surely, you can handle this, too. Until something makes you realize you've
Life
I'm Building a Life, Not an Audience
As weird as I feel sometimes, I'm not that much different from any other content creator out there. I wouldn't say I'm doing all this to get famous or anything. I don't care about being an influencer, and at nearly 50 years
Life
When Time Stops Pretending It Was Gentle
The funny thing about aging is that you never actually feel time pass. You feel the things that occupy your consciousness for the most part, instead — love, frustration, desire, and fatigue. You feel small but important details, like your favorite meals, the way your hair still won't behave