When I Grow Up

I’m still deciding what I’m going to be when I grow up.

Relax, You’re Not In Control

It’s odd that the older I get, the less I feel in control. It’s not that I actually had more control in the…

My Crowdfunded Life

Growing up nerdboy in the 1980s, pledge drives on PBS were a built-in part of my…

Who Am I?

There was a time when I could have told you with great certainty and conviction who exactly I was.

Giving Thanks

Death is not a single moment

We depart in bits and pieces

Wait for It…

“It hasn’t happened yet…” — William Shatner

November Blue

I miss
Whole afternoons with the headphones on
Disappearing into albums
Letting their secret alchemy wash over me
I miss the wonder…

What I Did During the Revolution

Americans like to talk big.

Get Out

Escape is a common human instinct. The realization — upon looking around and realizing that oh shit, the trash compactor walls are closing in —…