A Poem — Everything seems to be disappointing lately and I’m not sure if it’s me or if this overriding feeling that people are doing everything for the wrong reasons and trying to recreate its intent on social media is actually more of an obvious viewpoint today The algorithms that drive “traffic” are…

A Poem — There is something to be said for being idle, for embodying a sense of stillness where others could think you look bored as you gaze out from your bench into the open air in front of you because the view is endless Idle is your day off, your week off, or…

Climb — Climb. It’s pretty simple. You have to climb to get to the top of the mountain. But that doesn’t mean you can’t take breaks. Even long breaks. But know that the longer break you take, the harder it will be to start climbing again. So your best bet is to…

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A Poem — Most days I have to put my blinders on to protect my eyes from the subterfuge raining down on me like cats and dogs all day long, every day of the year as everyone and everything tries to sell me on something that I allegedly don’t have Most days I…

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How To Find Good Writing in Today’s Digital Terrain — We used to compete with ourselves. We used to compete with each other. We used to compete with the algorithm. We are competing with artificial writing. The digital landscape for creatives is confusing right now. The truth is that writing was never competitive. It’s not a competitive sport. No one…

I. Literally. Do. Not. Care — I wasn’t always like this. I cared what people thought of me. It was less than most people, but I did care. I’ve always walked a less-trodden path to make things harder. Sometimes because I knew it was the right thing to do. Sometimes out of spite. Now I just…