Creative Cartography: Mapping Where Stories Want to Live
December has settled in thickly here — the kind of winter that arrives with its own architecture. Snow rounding the edges of rooftops. The hush that falls over everything once…
December has settled in thickly here — the kind of winter that arrives with its own architecture. Snow rounding the edges of rooftops. The hush that falls over everything once…
For the past several weeks, my writing life has slipped quietly into one of those unexpected “wintering” phases — the kind we don’t always plan for, but usually learn from.…
This isn’t my usual subject matter. Normally, I write about more personal or creative topics, but today I feel compelled to speak out about the political situation unfolding in the…
Lately, with everything going on in my life, I’ve been circling back to one of those questions that sits at the edge of grief: what happens to consciousness when someone…
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the afterlife in military terms. Not so much the noise and chaos of a battlefield, but the structure of a command post: deployment orders, mission…
There’s a moment in baseball, just before the pitch is thrown, that exists entirely in potential. The batter squares up. The infield shifts. The crowd holds its breath. The pitcher…
Dreams, Particles, and the Possibility of the Beyond When I was twelve years old, I had a dream that would quietly reshape how I understand reality. In the dream, my…
This year has brought change on every level—and while I continue to navigate the personal and practical challenges of transition, my creative life is blossoming in parallel. Several new stories…
Not all transitions come with a grand reveal. Some arrive quietly, asking only that we pay attention.
It’s been a full workweek since Threads of Light stepped into the world—and what a quietly beautiful launch it’s been. Thank you to everyone who’s purchased a copy, shared the…