After receiving a snow globe from mother to son | July 4, 2022 When I was in kindergarten, my mother allowed me to bring a Christmas snow globe to school for show and tell. Within the globe, Santa sat in his sleigh, ready to bestow gifts to little children like…

As written from Marshall’s Beach, San Francisco, California, June 13, 2022 on the occasion of my 35th birthday Believe in the goodness of people. Even when hurt comes your way. Question why many of our institutions promote *niceness* rather than genuine connection and belonging. Connect. Build the bridge. Make creative…

After a Conversation between Fern and Dolly in Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland You left home as soon as you could…. I never said this to you before and maybe I should have. You know when you were growing up you were eccentric to other people. You maybe seemed weird, but it…

A review of Chloé Zhao’s award-winning film — The light is hidden but not out of view. She walks in profile across an open field, dusk. The lantern in her opposite hand shines through the sheer white of her dress, visible to us with each stride she takes. She shifts the lantern to the hand we see, the…

An Elegy for 2020 — knowing… that there was no time left, that I had to go the rest of the way without you. - Brent Calderwood, “Elegy” Hiking the Base of the Falls trail at Fall Creek Falls State Park felt like a metaphor for these pandemic times. Two friends and I traveled to…