March 7th, 2022 People who belong uphold the status quo, both because it benefits them and because they can’t imagine any other way; the outsiders are the ones who push us ever forward. I often find the universe giving me simultaneous, overlapping examples of something I need to learn or remember, because I am aContinue reading “The Outsiders”
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First Official Day of my Kickstarter, Fire & Ice!
March 1st, 2022 You can check out my video message here: https://youtu.be/gxEoI6dNFTM Happy March! It’s over zero degrees, so it’s a beautiful one. TODAY IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF MY FIRE & ICE KICKSTARTER! I made a video for you (just for you!), but if you prefer to read it, here’s everything I saidContinue reading “First Official Day of my Kickstarter, Fire & Ice!”
To A Flame With No Regrets
February 26th, 2022 I know I should be better than a moth, but I am not. This story has swift twists and turns, so hold on tight. I was driving past Buck Hill on 35 after work tonight when I saw the light: a spotlight, specifically, waving back and forth like a giant lightsaber overContinue reading “To A Flame With No Regrets”
TALK TO ME TELL ME YOUR NAME YOU BLOW ME OFF LIKE IT’S ALL THE SAME
February 25th, 2022 Hey, kids! My Fire & Ice Kickstarter for Brushfire & Cold World officially begins on 03.01.22, and runs through the whole month of March (and, somehow, is already 14% funded, by early squirrels who really, really like me). This is a post to remind you that if you have a blog, podcast,Continue reading “TALK TO ME TELL ME YOUR NAME YOU BLOW ME OFF LIKE IT’S ALL THE SAME”
Everything Just Is
February 25th, 2022 There are bitter things in this world that we’d like to think have lost their taste. We are humans, look at how far we’ve come, a society that believes that we are post-what-we-used-to-be. See how we have evolved and that history has been written, the future not a reflection but a brandContinue reading “Everything Just Is”
Pathways To Bliss
February 22nd, 2022 A cliché usually becomes a cliché for a reason, and that reason is usually because it’s true. Besides watching his interviews and studying the examples of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, I hadn’t dug too deep into Joseph Campbell’s catalog. Campbell was what everyone read. Lucas used Campbell to create StarContinue reading “Pathways To Bliss”
On Gender
February 21st, 2022 I know there are people out there who are having difficulty while having conversations about gender. I, with people I know personally, have been trying to build bridges between those gaps in connection. A version of the conversation I’ve been having is in an upcoming book of mine, but I feel likeContinue reading “On Gender”
Monday Bloody Sunday
February 20th, 2022 I spent half of today thinking it was Monday. Not just thinking it. Living it as though it was Monday. My day off. And that would have been fine, had today not actually been Sunday. Now you’re probably thinking, “Is there anything so dumb that this man won’t write something about it?”Continue reading “Monday Bloody Sunday”
Fire & Ice: Kickstarter For Brushfire & Cold World
February 18th, 2022 Ready or not, here come my two big projects of summer 2022! This campaign to publish them — which I’ve cleverly titled Fire & Ice — is going to be running for the month of March, but Kickstarter approved it early; this means that if you’re one of those supportive nuts whoContinue reading “Fire & Ice: Kickstarter For Brushfire & Cold World”
Never More Alive, Never Closer To Death
February 18th, 2022 I just finished writing Cold World. It’s a whole story. And it’s beautiful, and it’s funny, and it’s action-packed, and it’s heartbreaking. Some people live, and some people die. It’s my love letter to the people who don’t know what to believe in, but they believe in it just the same. NowContinue reading “Never More Alive, Never Closer To Death”
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