August 20th, 2020 “What we do reverberates through generations.” I’m not the type to drink the Kool-Aid of any particular brand (you guys, it’s all literally the same drink but they just change the color). I believe in America; not the one we currently live in, but the ideals that were put in place byContinue reading “Whisper of Hope”
Tag Archives: Inspiration
Up With Down
August 15th, 2020 A few times in my life, I have discovered something at the exact right moment I need it. Maybe you’ve had similar gifts. A book, or a film, or a poet, or a fan club; art that transcends base entertainment and emotion to help you along a particular path or over anContinue reading “Up With Down”
Thoughts on Prayers
August 11th, 2020 As a kid, the practice of prayer fascinated me. The way I (and, it seems, a whole lot of adults) understood it, if you needed something, you prayed for it. Your grandpa’s sick? Pray for him. Your cat got run over by an ice cream truck? Pray for her (and, while you’reContinue reading “Thoughts on Prayers”
You’ve Already Done Enough
July 26th, 2020 This was crazy fun to discover tonight; it’s definitely a highlight of my summer. Like so many before me, I feel like I artistically wasted my twenties (despite releasing three albums [with accompanying music videos], playing countless shows, putting out a web series, publishing three novellas, blah blah blah). Then you findContinue reading “You’ve Already Done Enough”
Happy 15th Anniversary To My First
July 13th, 2020 Today marks a neat anniversary I’d like to quietly celebrate with some introspection and a sparkling grape water. 15 years ago today, on July 13th, 2005, I released my first full-length album. The Next Step existed before this (it all started in high school…), but this was the first time I putContinue reading “Happy 15th Anniversary To My First”
Pocket Universe Of Joy (Or, S.O.S.)
July 9th, 2020 Releasing a book this summer, of this year, has not been the most fun. I mean, let’s be honest: this year has not been the most fun. So moments like this — seeing my book on a shelf at one of my favorite shops, Mind’s Eye Comics — are little bubbles ofContinue reading “Pocket Universe Of Joy (Or, S.O.S.)”
Defund Me
July 1st, 2020 Sometimes, people just need a really big problem broken down to its simplest form. So I’m going to try. For a long time, my way of living — my entire system — was broken. And I refused to address any of my problems in a fair way, to myself or others. ThisContinue reading “Defund Me”
yolo
June 27th, 2020 Hi. I’m doing my best. As far as feeling like I’m in the middle of a dark forest that’s burning inward from all possible sides, I’m relatively fine. To manage my anxiety, I tend to turn inward and find personal value in pop culture — right now, my favorites are Green Lantern,Continue reading “yolo”
SWM
June 23rd, 2020 I’m a writer. I’m a straight, white male. Every time I come up with a new character, he starts off as a straight, white male. Even if I imagine her as a red-haired young woman, on the inside she is a straight, white male. For her to be anything else takes work.Continue reading “SWM”
People Not Problems
June 10th, 2020 Do you want to know why some folks love statistics so much? It’s because numbers are not people. Tell me which is easier for you: is it more agreeable to look up printed percentages that meet up with what you want to think and believe, or to watch even eight minutes ofContinue reading “People Not Problems”
