Writing
The Thing I Can’t Live Without Isn’t a Thing at All
To think, twist, and shape meaning until the world makes sense again; to turn chaos into clarity (SPOILER: a hookah-smoking caterpillar might be part of this story) … that ability …
How Did Homer Write Without a Backspace?
Imagine Homer sitting around drinking coffee when he realizes he made a mistake. Or he needed to reword something. I mean he couldn’t just hit delete. What would we do without …
When Losing Isn’t Failure — It’s a Sign
Sometimes the lesson isn’t “try harder,” but “try differently” — because not every loss means you’re on the wrong path, just the wrong game …
When Your Creativity Has to Compete with Reality
Virginia Woolf argued that women need money and a room of their own to write—nearly 100 years later, I agree. What would your creativity look like if you actually had …
The Books That Shaped Me (and the ones that made me walk away)
We all have that one “great” author we secretly think is overrated. I have a few who left me wondering what everyone else was reading …
Virginia Woolf
It’s hard to be creative when your brain is a browser with 47 tabs open. It’s hard to make art when you’re the one holding the household scaffolding in place …