“When I wasn’t looking, the best things found me anyway.”

About Me

  • Almost There. Again.

    If you could relive one day from your past, which day would it be and why? It was 5:17 p.m. I remember it so clearly. Sometimes I close my eyes and I can still see it. Miles and miles of… Continue reading

  • Where Forgotten Movies Go to Die

    What’s the last movie that made you cry? I jumped into my memory looking for an answer. I thought it would be right there. It wasn’t. So I started digging further into my thoughts. I passed birthdays I thought I’d… Continue reading

  • The Well-Mannered Illusion

    What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable? “The mirror doesn’t lie.” EXCUSE ME. We’ve known since childhood that mirrors can lie. We literally built fun houses around the evidence. One makes you six feet wide. Another turns your head… Continue reading

  • The Art of Not Erasing

    If you could erase one event from history, what would it be? An artist doesn’t erase.We paint over it. One stroke changes the canvas. Another crosses it. Colors meet, layers build, and traces of what came before may still show… Continue reading

  • Where Beauty Meets Uncertainty

    How do you deal with uncertainty? In Portugal, I found a car that had forgotten how to leave. It stood behind an old metal gate, faded and quiet, while the rest of the world went on without it. Something about… Continue reading

  • Hey Me, Are You There?

    If you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say? I can’t tell you everything. It could disrupt the timeline. You spend childhood learning the basics. Fruits. Vegetables. Colors. Shapes.… Continue reading

  • Apparently, I’m Unsupervised

    What’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult? I thought becoming an adult would be obvious. Perhaps there would be paperwork. A ceremony. Someone would hand me a sensible coat, pat me on the back, and send… Continue reading

  • The Faces of the Shore in Oregon

    They say the beach remembers everyone who ever stepped onto its shores. Looking at these rocks, I started to believe it. At the bottom sits the disgruntled traveler, broad-faced and split across the brow, looking permanently offended by some delay… Continue reading

  • A Matter of Taste

    What’s the best local dish you’ve ever eaten while traveling? “One does not travel to discuss the cuisine,” declared Margherita Gonzaga, Duchess of Ferrara. Judging by her expression, she had eaten at the grandest tables in Europe and found every… Continue reading

  • Meet the Peckers

    Share a photo of your pet and tell us one thing that makes them uniquely them. Apparently, I am first expected to choose one. Absolutely not. Look at them. That’s a posse that just found out somebody’s been asking questions.… Continue reading