My parents joke that my apartment in Denver is a monastery, that I have become so used to solitude and … Continue reading Returning to Intimate Places

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There are parts of us that shut down in the wake of trauma. Synapses slowly stop firing and eventually altogether, … Continue reading Trauma, Trauma, Trauma

To be jolly is to always be on the edge of laughter. What an incredible disposition, the prevailing tendency of … Continue reading On Jolly

“Love is the frequency that puts everything else in order.” – Jane, the International Astrologer My word for 2022 is … Continue reading The Places We Create From

It’s been a long, long time since I have had to physically pick myself up over and over again. Learning … Continue reading Picking Yourself Up Takes All You’ve Got

There are 20 inches of double-coiled tungsten metal inside a light bulb. This rare mineral is resistant to corrosion and … Continue reading Incandescent

For the better part of 2022, I’ve spent my time in the 1970s. Immersed in Joan Didion’s essays about Los … Continue reading The Era of Artists

There were more reasons not to smoke than there ever was to pick up the habit, so I never did … Continue reading Whiskey & Cigarillos