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Since 2012, I’ve been writing about books. And the act of reading. And the importance of story and narrative. But, mostly, the underlying theme of all I write is how taking a moment to stop and digest some longform text — instead of scrolling, instead of watching a video, instead of multitasking — can be one of the most grounding things we can do for ourselves. Here’s the one-stop online home for all this writing.
You can read more about me and my work by moseying over here. Want to peruse periodic “essay drops” — excerpts from my work-in-progress essay collection about Homesickness? Here ya go.
Light Years
Our struggle with — and perhaps our fight against — the ordinary is what makes us human. We all, at some point, want to believe that our lives are extraordinary. Of course, every life is extraordinary…I truly believe that. But it’s in the mundane and humdrum moments where our uniqueness flourishes. “Extraordinary” is subtle; “ordinary” gives itself away amidst obvious attempts.