I forgot how to flirt with life but thankfully, a small red umbrella helped me see the whimsical side of things. My new essay just got published in Human Parts. Would love to share it with you.

#grief #whimsy #HumanParts #writing

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I’m a little drunk on words.
My essay “How to Experience Words: The Lure of Writing” just came out in The Hub — a love letter to writing itself.
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#LoveOfWords #WritingCommunity #Essays #TheHubPublication

They call it progress. I call it cannibalism — history devouring itself.
Bulldozers at the East Wing — Destroy history at your peril.

My essay has just posted on Medium

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#EastWing #History #Whitehouse #Historicpreservation

In dark times, stories light our way.
My new essay, just published on The Hub.

Walking with the Master, explores what Tolkien teaches me about finding imagination when it’s time to speak out.

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#Tolkien #WritingCommunity #Creativity

If you are not a competitor in this world, you should learn to be.

I wasn’t built for competition. My cousin Nevyblue was. Human Parts published my essay on competitiveness and what the difference taught me. 👉 medium.com/human-parts/...

#competitive #competition #personalgrowth

Thrilled—my first piece just got published in Human Parts on Medium! It’s about grief, truth, and learning to be an “apprentice mourner.”

Become the Bossman of your Grief

Confessions of an Apprentice Mourner

Feeling grateful and a little stunned. 💙

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Tipsy, rotten, or three sheets to the wind — English is filthy rich in words. Are you using them to full effect? My latest essay uncovers some lost words that make writing vivid and powerful.

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#words #writing #language

How I Came To Spy My Dragonfly

Looking for hope in difficult times

Deep water can be sublime. But if you’re in deep water, how do you drag yourself to a surface you can’t even see? My essay about deep water just posted.
#lifelessons #grief #hope

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So a writer and a storyteller walk into a bar…where does their wager end? Find out in my latest Medium post. #storytelling #writing #funread

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Just me, and me as my chatbot, and the slow collapse of democracy.
Take a look at my Medium post.

My AI and I Feel Bad About Our Democracy

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#writinglife #Mediumwriters #Humor

BREAKING: AI refuses to help writer fix democracy.

Suggests haiku instead.

This is not the future we ordered.

“My AI and I Feel Bad About Our Democracy”

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#BREAKING #satire #humor #chatbotlife

🌧 New post on Medium: “Things Here in Texas Are Not Okay.”

This flood wasn’t just a tragedy. It was predicted. It was preventable.

We need to stop pretending no one saw it coming.

Please read, share, challenge the silence.
👉

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Some people write bare-bones. Some like to enchant. I just try not to trip over the python in aisle 9. New post up now.
#writing #storytelling #medium

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I just posted on Medium, Love Letter To Paris. A few tips for an unforgettable first visit to the City Of Light. For anyone who’s ever rushed through something too special to be tasted only once #Paris #TravelWriting #MediumWriters #WalkingCities: medium.com/@afs_47064/l...

Just published: Due Process: There Be Dragons — a reflection on due process and moral responsibility in dangerous times. As Tolkien, that famed dragon whisperer, warned us: dragons speak out both sides of their mouths.
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#writing #storytelling