Stories That Stick

I first saw the short film Dark Side of the Lens years ago, but it keeps coming back to me.

I am Not a Perfectionist

I am not a perfectionist. No, I am the most chill person you will ever meet.

What do a geneticist and war photographer have in common? More than you may think.

Creating Art from Quicksand

"Some people think I’m demonic and totally insane. Some people get it."

A Drive With My Sister

My sister is alive and healthy.

Pain, Candy & The Process of Creating

The process of creating is full of pain. Fruitless drafts. Diluted ideas. Self-doubt and worthlessness. Candy wrappers everywhere.

You know it. I know it. We all know it. The biggest thing standing in our way is us.

The empty baby book patronized me from the bookshelf. As if there wasn't enough to do keeping this micro-human alive and our sanity in check.

You Are Building Your Brain

Look at the shape of a rock. Pick it up and feel it with your fingers. Is it jagged? Round? Smooth enough to skip across a lake?

Luck & Mowing the Lawn

What did we learn from 2008? What does mowing the lawn have to do with it?