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We Are the Wave
On wearing the masculine and the feminine in one body, and why a whole generation was born to rewrite who gets to love whom.
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The Gratitude List
Every day, a few things I’m grateful for — one theme at a time. The shortest thing I write and the one that keeps me most honest. The list is open. Add yours.
Read today’s listAug 25, 2026
The Frog Kingdom
To the baby frogs in our pond, our hilltop yard is the entire known universe. I'm grateful for them — not because they make me feel big, but because they make me feel small.
Fear With Faith
I am afraid of change. But everything that has changed, has changed for the better. I remind myself many times a day: life gets different — and in hindsight, it also gets better.
Good Orderly Direction
My kids are happy here. Following the path life set forth for me has led us all in a happier and better direction. I am grateful for GOD — Good Orderly Direction.
We're all just creatures with as much information as we need to operate our short lives. There is far more out there we can't see. Today, I meet fear with faith.
All Essays
Hardmode, Economic Changes, Money, Less, Appetite, Capitalism, Freedom, Family, Identity, Perspective & Don't You Just Want Less
Don't You Just Want Less?
Last year, a company offered to buy mine, and I almost said no — because I couldn’t figure out how to live on less than a million dollars a year.
Grief, Family, Death & Truth
Life Is a Book
When my mom was diagnosed with cancer, I understood that I needed to be there at the end — because the story was asking to be finished differently this time.
