When I say elimination diet, I’m not talking about food. I’m talking about eliminating distractions. I’m talking about the reason I love black and white photography and the simplicity of putting my subject in front of a simple backdrop. When… Read More »The Elimination Diet
Stories are essential to humans. We sometimes think of them as frivolous pursuits of entertainment, that they are not on the same level as food, water, or shelter. But they are. Food, water, and shelter can provide survival, but they… Read More »We need stories
It’s easy to go out there or sit right here (writing) and say that there is no such thing as writer’s block. We create it ourselves. It’s easy to have the voices of my favorite writers in my head telling… Read More »The Rut
Learn to love the process. That’s what I’ve been telling myself lately. I am so goal-oriented and so focused on the end result, that I often feel defeated by the process. I feel defeated learning how to eat better or… Read More »The Process
A Glimpse of a Short Story In my great-grandparent’s time, it is said, the people of the earth could hardly see any of the planets at all with the naked eye. If you saw one, you might have thought it… Read More »The Red Planets
I hate going to the dentist. It’s something I dread with a passion. I literally have to do breathing exercises before I go. Why? Because for a while, I was having problems with cavities. And it’s not necessarily the drilling… Read More »The Dentist Paradox
I’ve had a project idea in my head for months, maybe even longer than that. But for the life of me, I haven’t been able to start it. There are a million things and a million reasons and a million… Read More »Press Play
Have you ever been suddenly struck by a moment that just feels like you’re suddenly you again? A moment where you have a glimpse of a feeling that says, “Hey, I’m still here”. That’s the Matrix. I’m just kidding. We’ve… Read More »A glimpse
There are so many conflicting words swirling around on social media right now, and it all leads me to these conflicting thoughts. The more I learn, the more I realize I don’t understand anything, and sometimes I long to be… Read More »Learning to Not KNow
I used to think that pretty and beautiful were the same thing just that beautiful was an exaggeration. I thought in order to make a beautiful image, a beautiful portrait of a person or a place, it had to be… Read More »Pretty V. Beautiful