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A newsletter where I share my art, stories and ideas, arriving once a month.

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I’m alone up here, but what a view

Reflections on the un-belonging of the creative life.

June 2026 • 3 minute read

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Notes on Failure

Plus a new short story and a fun experiment!

May 2026 • 5 minute read

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Now You See Who I Really Am

Stories have a habit of exposing their authors.

April 2026 • 4 minute read

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In a very real sense, naked.

Read my new graphic novel and watch my first YouTube video in nearly 10 years!

March 2026 • 4 minute read

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I wrote a song!

I can’t think of a better way to declare my artistic intent.

March 2026 • 5 minute read

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Big Changes To The Newsletter

Important announcements about this newsletter plus three new pieces of art.

February 2026 • 3 minute read

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Always Be Leaping

Taking big leaps of faith are essential for improving your life, here’s how to do them.

January 2026 • 4 minute read

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A Ticket To Nowhere

The power of rituals to affirm meaning in your life.

December 2025 • 4 minute read

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Wilderness

I’m embarking on a season of intentional solitude.

December 2025 • 3 minute read

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Mezzanines In Eternity

The moment the deepest waters in me changed direction.

December 2025 • 5 minute read

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Surrender

A funny story about my broken heart and the nature of death.

December 2025 • 5 minute read

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The Price Of Entry

The heartbreaking cost of choosing ourselves.

November 2025 • 4 minute read

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Inferno

Feeling lost, I receive guidance from ancient poet.

November 2025 • 5 minute read

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The Dream

A train to catch, a mysterious trickster and I meet my Anima.

November 2025 • 5 minute read

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Everything Has Changed

It’s time to tell you the story of what’s happened this year.

November 2025 • 2 minute read

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