Not Talking About

Fight Club. I recently re-watched this movie after taking a couple of years off. This might sound a bit strange but, for most of my adult life, I …

Distance

I did a thing. Some of it was ego, peer pressure certainly drove me. But some friends and I set a goal last year and yesterday morning we …

Jekyll and Hyde

I went out this morning before sunrise. I spent an hour on the sidewalks and trails. The sky was a deep faded blue, its only colour revealed by …

Peculiar

I was weird the other day. I mean, more than usual. My behaviour was off, it wasn’t normal. And I watched myself in this state, almost as if …

Tiny Significance

I cut myself last night. The cover of my razor slipped off as I reached into the drawer, and I lost a small piece from the end of …

Refinement

Last week, while in Austin, I rode in a Waymo — a self-driving taxi. I’ve taken them several times before in San Francisco. The experience is hard to …

Lone Star

Texas was an unexpected joy. Whatever beliefs I had going in were shattered at every turn, at least around Austin. The landscapes reminded me of home. I would …

Be Who You Needed

Be Who You Needed. I saw this written on a shirt today. At first, it was just another shirt with an inspirational quote on the back. I didn’t …

Collection

This new experiment has taken a turn. I stopped forcing myself to publish. I allowed myself time to write, to take the time to go deep, to go …

Pause

Recently, a friend unintentionally reminded me to take a break. She was reminiscing about moments of complete peace. After taking her kids to school, she would pick up …