While I'll enjoy writing and traveling, the thing that's giving me the greatest thrill at the moment is photography
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Returning to the Road: The 60th anniversary of On the Road
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of Kerouac's most famous literary work.
10 Years in Music
If you’ll indulge me, I’m going to take another look back at my project, this time through song.
How music can save a life
In my lowest times, I've always turned to music. It lifts me up, consoles me, gives me perspective, and it often articulates my emotions better than I can. On at least one occasion, it has literally saved my life.
The difference three months can make
Chapter III: At 24, I was single, young (not that I knew it), and living in the land of milk and silicone.
2017: How Will It Be A Better Year?
I don't do New Year's resolutions. I'm a big believer in personal change, I just don't put any stock in arbitrary time markers. We don't change because the calendar turns; we change because we make a choice to do so.
What can a white, heterosexual, cisgender male do? Listen.
This past week has been loud. Our entrance into the Gilded Phage erupted in protests, violence, and hate speech, while Twitter fights, Facebook rants, and, most vital, thoughtful blog posts remain at pre-Election levels. Voices are still reaching the cheap seats as dire warnings of an encroaching wave of racism and bigotry are met with caustic dismissals … Continue reading What can a white, heterosexual, cisgender male do? Listen.
The Final Tattoo: Idiot, Slow Down
I have known for years what my final tattoo would be, and now that I have it, the full picture is complete.
