November 11th, 2024 What the A.A. program and hanging out with other writers has taught me about the core of any good community, and how we could use those lessons to work together (even if we don’t agree with one another).
Tag Archives: Inspiration
Twin Cities Con 2024
November 10th, 2024 It’s been said by people way smarter than I am that we should “find community” this week and be with each other. Twin Cities Con couldn’t have happened at a better time. (A special thank you to the peerless TCC gang who make this show one of my favorite weekends of theContinue reading “Twin Cities Con 2024”
Take a look, it’s in a book
October 14th, 2024 “Are you a reader?” I asked her. I always ask when people approach my table now. “Yes?” the woman said, her face distorted. I asked why it sounded like there was a question mark at the end of her answer. She said she was startled by the question. Doesn’t everyone like toContinue reading “Take a look, it’s in a book”
School Update: October ’24
October 2nd, 2024 I can’t believe it, but I’m already six weeks into being back at school at DCTC. People keep asking me how it’s going so let’s talk about it! • I joined a club! I went to my first Creative Arts & Writing Club meeting today… and I walked out of the meetingContinue reading “School Update: October ’24”
National Recovery Month
September 24th, 2024 September is National Recovery Month. If you’re reading these words, then congratulations: you know someone who struggles with addiction! I couldn’t begin to list all the reasons why I’m public about my own sobriety, but there are two big ones: 1. I believe that light is a disinfectant; that so many ofContinue reading “National Recovery Month”
Back 2 School
August 12th, 2024 Twenty years ago, I tried to go to college. I failed. Kanye West wrote an album about it. I’ve done a lot with my life since then. Writer. Artist. Dad. Restaurant guy. Superhero. But never achieving a degree has both been a deterrent to realizing or advancing any kind of career, andContinue reading “Back 2 School”
Shake It Off
August 6th, 2024 I love Tim Walz. To be clear, when I say “love,” I mean I love him as a fellow dog dad and decent human being, not in some cult-like, vaguely-romantic way. I want to tell you a story about haters. I’ve worked in restaurants for a very long time. Maybe since theyContinue reading “Shake It Off”
Tell Me Something Good
August 3rd, 2024 Dudes. I don’t know if you’ve been on this planet (and this internet) for the past week but has it not been just fucking brutal? It’s been hard to keep with the idiotic, ignorant, and hateful discourse; it’s been difficult to be a compassionate, empathetic human among those being less than. MyContinue reading “Tell Me Something Good”
If You’re Struggling…
July 30th, 2024 Hey, you. Yeah, you! This is a reminder post. When I first got sober over six years ago, I wrote about it a lot. I did that for several reasons (probably because I was still a little drunk, lol), but the most important was simple: I didn’t see anybody in my lifeContinue reading “If You’re Struggling…”
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”
