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Aug 26, 20198 min read

To the Absent Friend

I went to public school until my first year of middle school, and after that, I left and went to school on an army base...

May 24, 20197 min read

The Lamb Was Sure to Go

I once met a woman named Mary, and Mary was quite contrary. She loved planting and making things grow. We met in LA, and ever since...

May 21, 20197 min read

Inviting Demons

Weekends were filled with helping my dad around the house and maybe going to the movies or hanging out with friends one day a week...

Feb 28, 20197 min read

Where We Left Off

Have you ever met someone that was such a complement to your soul that meeting them was like discovering a color you had never seen...

Oct 30, 20188 min read

Running Deeper Than Friends

I pried my eyes away from the TV screen to look out the window, to the trees, to the sunlight…to that strange world out there that gave...

Sep 7, 20187 min read

Keeping the Path

At this point, the band had been on the road for days. Our clothes were glued to our bodies with sweat and our muscles winced from nights...

Aug 3, 201817 min read

My Oma Was a Nazi

With politics dividing this country, and “Nazi” being used on both sides of the divide, I often wonder how people can come back together...

May 28, 20185 min read

Fear Is No More

For the first 16 years of my life, I never had the courage to stand up for myself. I let people walk all over me. I was meek and lived...

Mar 2, 20185 min read

Direction Will Find You

My life was never perfect. I went through some obstacles that would normally scar a child. I experienced losses in my family that pushed...