Part 40: Tick Tock
Photo: Rosan Harmans via Unsplash “You should marry him,” My grandmother said with emphasis on the word him. “Just pick someone already!” I could hear… Read More »Part 40: Tick Tock
Photo: Rosan Harmans via Unsplash “You should marry him,” My grandmother said with emphasis on the word him. “Just pick someone already!” I could hear… Read More »Part 40: Tick Tock
Photo: Freddie Marriage via Unsplash He hands me his card. “surprise…ologist?” I arch an eyebrow. “Yes!” He replies cheerfully, shifting in his chair and leaning… Read More »Part 39: Start Up Life And The Acceleration Of Self
Photo: kazuend via Unsplash The exterior is in motion; insides slowly grow. Don’t get me wrong, it’s uncomfortable as all hell. Actually – it sucks.… Read More »Part 38: The Brighter Side
Photo: Greg Rakozy via Unsplash I typically update this blog towards the beginning of every month. In December I wrote three pieces for January and… Read More »Part 37: Looking Back (Once)
Photo: Paula Porto via Unsplash Over Thanksgiving my best friend from childhood and her husband announced that they’re having a baby. They made the announcement with… Read More »Part 36: An Escape For Normal
Photo: By Greg Rakozy via Unsplash It was December and the first time visiting San Francisco in years. I was flown out for a job interview… Read More »Part 35: A Liminal State
Photo: Sebastien Gabriel via Unsplash Fuck it. Fuck this. It’s not worth it. This is embarrassing to admit, but those are the words that run… Read More »Part 34: Time’s Up
Photo Credit: Bullshit Dreams I turned the small square box over in my hands, opening it to reveal a flash of chrome – edges sparkling… Read More »Part 33: An Even Exchange
Photo credit: Joseph Logan My favorite people in the world are misfits. They yawn loudly in a hushed yoga class. They say things like “I’m… Read More »Part 32: Oddballs, Weirdos and Misfits.
“In Our Heads” by Hot Chip, 12″ on limited edition colored vinyl The entire TV on the Radio album “Seeds” reminds me of a guy we’ll… Read More »Part 31: The Soundtrack To Our Lives
Photo Credit: Michael Berwin You can go back to the places you once loved. Sometimes they’re same, yet you never will be. The blemished white… Read More »Part 30: 6 Months To The Day
You stare at it. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” For a millisecond I think it says jeans.… Read More »Part 29: Arguments With Kitchen Magnets
Photo By Sébastien Marchand via Unsplash It takes time, but eventually you begin to feel it. The crossing over. The soil settling around your twitching… Read More »Part 28: Navigating The New.
Photo: Drake Beach in Point Reyes, CA Is it cracking open, or is it breaking? I rub the place over my chest as I stare… Read More »Part 27: Wildflowers
And then I moved again, this time to a modern studio in an upcoming neighborhood in Oakland. It was still California, but far away from… Read More »Part 26: The Things That Move Us
Photo by Everyday Photography You take one last look around his place. When you arrived, you didn’t care. Yet in his warmth, his kindness, his… Read More »Part 25: Friends & Lovers
photo: keys by Hoder Slanger Bill Withers — Let It Be (opens an in-browser Spotify link) Everything I could think of was in flux, and I had to… Read More »Part 24: Let It Be.
Photo: Chelsea Francis via Unsplash After all of that bedlam I decided dating wasn’t for me after all. It wasn’t so much distracting, as it… Read More »Part 23: Going For Broke
My therapist predicted I’d date three guys at once. He said that I’d stay out late and fall out of cabs. “It’s a natural reaction… Read More »Part 22: Dating, In The City That Never Sleeps.
The obvious self talk words Butterflies in my chest Crouched in the belly of the beast. Manhattan quakes above and below. Painful knees… Read More »Part 21: NYC 2.0