Election Day Lessons: Why I Love My Flawed Republic
For those of you who don’t know, we were living in Shanghai for the last year and returned to the U.S 3 short weeks ago. After traveling through Europe for […]
The Gift of Presence
I find myself in that place again. That place where my life is packed into boxes, and I’m trying desperately to navigate the pains of saying goodbye to the place […]
One More Ride
Every time I ride my scooter, I feel free and alive and part of something more. I’m just like everyone else when I’m out there in the midst of it […]
The Ranch (The Naked Writing Project Guest Post)
It was right around the summer of 1980 and I was about 9 years old. Like every kid, I was looking for something to do to fill my days now […]
A Guy Like Me (The Naked Writing Project Guest Post)
Everyone wants a guy like me Able to both take and keep the beat Always rising to my feet Because everyone wants a guy like me Welcome wherever I go […]
How Anonymity Kills Empathy (The Naked Writing Project Guest Post)
The past few weeks have been an epic example of how the anonymity of the internet can erase the empathy that makes us human. We saw a mom be questioned […]
Naked Writing Project Guest Post- String of Pearls
Please welcome Cali as she shares her story "String of Pearls" as part of The Naked Writing Project.
What We Could All Use in the Wake of Orlando
I can’t make sense of the words and politics swirling around me on social media these days. Every time I get online, I leave feeling exhausted, discouraged, and tied up […]
How Expectations Crush Creativity
Here's another in my series for The Naked Writing Project. Raw unedited works shared in an effort to break free from the confines of literary critique.
Naked Writing Project:You Can Feel Panic and Thanks at the Same Time: It’s Called Parenting. (Or ‘Panks.’)
There’s this thing where I fear my kids. My anxiety is so tight around my neck that I can’t really breathe. I can’t catch my breath to attempt to keep […]
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