The Only Thing that StuckBack when I was a kid we had an electronic piano keyboard that had built-in songs you could pick out for it to play. You could even get the…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
The CallThe Call came at 10:26 PM on a Saturday evening. I was already sitting down. A friend and I were headed towards a party happening several…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
New Year, New Inventions2021 was probably my most accomplished year. And yet it’s the year I leave behind feeling the most disappointed.Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Arrival / DepartureI’m watching my dog sprint through the park behind my apartment complex, his twenty meter leash getting tangled up in the nearby tree and…Nov 2, 20211Nov 2, 20211
Persistence of MemoryGrowing up, I had a beloved aunt who smoked. Today is her birthday.Oct 14, 2021Oct 14, 2021
How Guilt is Built and Forgiveness is InflictedOn a bus driving through Alaska, my mom pointed out a black bird breaking speeds through the sky right above us. “Is that a crow or a…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
The Hook that Hangs a Memory and Other StoriesI have the fragmented memory of an evolved human being and a shortsighted goldfish. Names will escape me for months until I manage to…Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020
The Great First UnravelerThere’s an essay that I revisit often. ”There Are Those Who Knit and Those Who Unravel” by Stephanie Danler. It’s a masterpiece…Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
