A JOYFUL NOTHING
“They were in the middle of brainstorming how to get a Little Free Library when in walked a Christmas wish.”
IMMIGRATING BACKWARDS
2022
WRITER LIFE
SINGULARITY AS SOLUTION FOR CREATIVE CONUNDRUMS
“Why don’t we artists get paid more for our work? Because everyone knows we do it because we have that need… If you had a mechanic that loved fixing cars so much he did it for free, who would you take your car to?”
DIGITAL NOMAD, IMMIGRATING BACKWARDS
THE MINDSET OF HOME
“Then my friend Frances had wise words for me. I paraphrase: maybe home isn’t a place, but a mindset. Migrating birds must take it with them. “
DIGITAL NOMAD, IMMIGRATING BACKWARDS
IMMIGRATING BACKWARDS
“I wonder what my great-grandmother thinks of me leaving. She sacrificed to come to America. Does she feel like I’m wasting her gift or does she look through my eyes to new horizon with anticipation?”
DIGITAL NOMAD, LEARNING SOMETHING
NEXT BIRTHDAY: BRAZIL
“There are a few good reasons for us to relocate to Brazil. The idea to move took root as I was researching for Tortured Willows in August of 2021.”
WRITER LIFE
DEAR IMPOSTER SYNDROME, F*CK OFF
“There’s a lot of negative stuff happening, but the last thing we need to do is doubt ourselves. Who else is going to believe in us better than us?”
WRITER LIFE
WHAT HAPPENS IN PORTLAND…
“Frances Lu Pai Ippolito… pointed out that it is called canibalism, not can’tibalism. I should be worried, but I find myself intrigued.”
WRITER LIFE
DANCING MARY GHOST OF PORTLAND
Welcome to the annual OCTOBER FRIGHTS BLOG HOP. Every year my friend and fellow writer A.F. Stewart puts together this
WRITER LIFE
OCTOBER FRIGHTS BLOG HOP BEGINS
“When I wrote this poem… I imagined myself some kind of monster, my jaw unhinging so I could swallow this holiday whole.”