June 10th, 2024 I heard Seal’s “Kiss From A Rose” this morning while running errands and I was taken straight back to the summer of 1995. As I considered my own power, my pleasure, my pain, I daydreamt about what I would be doing then. I had just turned ten years old. I would probablyContinue reading “Summer ’95”
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phony
June 10th, 2024 Last week, some guy called me a phony. The details don’t matter. Personally, I feel like his assessment was incomplete and under-researched, a woefully short-sighted review. But it’s funny how certain words and sentiments can get to us, so deep under our skin we can’t scratch it, regardless of whether the personContinue reading “phony”
JOJO’S TIME MACHINE UNBOXING + COLLECTOR’S SET REVEAL + OTHERWORLDLY OUT TODAY!!
May 31st, 2024 Yo, today is a big one, watch the video, you won’t be disappointed. The main points:
Beholder
May 31st, 2024 Today is my mom’s birthday. There are so many beautiful photos of her and this is one of them. I was young when she woke up one day and half of her face was unresponsive; it was during or shortly after she was pregnant with one of my youngest sisters. For her,Continue reading “Beholder”
A Fool of One’s Own Making
May 29th, 2024 The only skill I have purposefully developed over the years as a writer is the ability to come up with some happy unhappy answers to life’s big questions. In previous essays, I’ve attacked philosophy and called it stupid (I stand by it), I’ve expressed my love for philosophy and its colorful castContinue reading “A Fool of One’s Own Making”
Silent Lambs
May 23rd, 2024 Despite common belief and evidence to the contrary, I don’t like to write political pieces. In fact, very little of what I’ve written would I consider actually political; most of our arguments and lines of division today come from cultural and moral differences, that get repackaged as shiny political keys by thoseContinue reading “Silent Lambs”
SpringCon 2024
May 18th, 2024 I love my friends in the creative community so much. Cheers to a successful SpringCon, and a big thank you to Jen and the MNCBA and all the volunteers for today’s excellent event experience and for the vibe, especially. The vibe was good. The quality of conversation and friendship was exceptional; thereContinue reading “SpringCon 2024”
May
May 16th, 2024 May used to be my favorite month, and now it’s the hardest. It’s not fair, which is perfect because my dad spent my childhood preparing and then reminding me that life would never be. I was born on the first of May, she was born on the last, and her day —Continue reading “May”
Announcement: You Can Do What You Want
May 10th, 2024 Big updates on Brushfire, Jojo, Maple Island, a new short story collection coming out later this month, the event this Saturday, and a little reminder that you can do whatever you want in this life.
Manual Transmission
May 6th, 2024 One of the best parts of sobriety (and there are so many good parts; for example, I remember what happened every day for the past six-and-a-half years for better or, occasionally, for worse) is that most of the lessons I’ve learned while recovering have nothing to do with sobriety at all. IContinue reading “Manual Transmission”