• The Art of You

    …begin with static—that hum between radio stationswhere your soul lives      you are verb.action.becominga living algorithm of choice/mistake/choice againcoded in the language of maybe    (parentheses hold your secrets)[brackets frame your fears]{curly braces embrace your contradictions}         DNA → RNA → protein → YOUthe biological poetryof existence refusing                    to                        rhyme scattered like:  bread crumbs   coffee stains      love Read more

  • What are you good at?       I’m good at building walls that look like boundaries but feel like fortresses 🙂… Not the kind that protect my energy and time, but… the kind that keeps everyone at arm’s length, even the people who’ve earned the right to know me better.    I’ve construct these barriers so Read more

  • What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? “Having it all” feels like one of those beautiful myths we tell ourselves… the idea that we can simultaneously excel in every area of life without trade offs or sacrifices. To me, it’s less about actually achieving some perfect balance of career success, meaningful Read more

  • Another Night at Chill n’Fill: The Joseph Lancour Memorial, The Military Mother, The Veteran and The Protestor    It was Sunday night at Chill n’Fill, the day before Memorial Day, 2025…  and I was two hours into my shift when I discovered Bob’s most solemn tribute yet. Our one-eyed polar bear mascot, the towering figure Read more

  • At Chill n’Fill, a late-night convenience store, the protagonist navigates various customer interactions, reflecting on human connections and societal dynamics. A pizza delivery driver theorizes the store as a microcosm of social behavior, while a grieving nursing home worker finds empathy amidst grief. The narrative illustrates moments of kindness, philosophical insights, and confrontations with entitlement. Read more

  • Who would you like to talk to soon? 🤔 … There’s something deeply moving about the friends who drift in and out of our lives, leaving invisible threads that never quite break even when months or years pass without contact. I find myself thinking about some of those conversations I’d love to have… with high Read more

  • Another Night at Chill n’Fill: Monuments, Creeps, and the Gray Hoodie    It was Saturday night at Chill n’Fill, and I’d just finished rearranging the candy display according to Bob’s latest merchandising theory. Chocolate bars now lived next to energy drinks in the “depression remedies” section, while sour candies had been relocated to “aggressive emotions” Read more

  • What personal belongings do you hold most dear? Among all my possessions, nothing means more to me than the hard drive that holds two decades of family memories—every photo, every moment captured over the past 20 years. It’s also the repository of my entire creative life: raw and finished artwork, drawings, audio recordings, videos, and Read more

  • Another Night at Chill n’Fill: The Seven Deadly Sins    Bob’s newest theory involved rearranging the entire store based on the seven deadly sins. Pride products near the entrance, Wrath energy drinks by the coffee machine, and Lust items… well, Bob’s interpretation of “Lust” apparently included chocolate and romance novels he’d bought from a garage Read more

  • OooooH, iCollect!

    Do you have any collections?     😳 … I’m a collector at heart, and my home reflects decades of hunting and gathering across multiple interests that have shaped who I am. My crown jewel is my Detroit baseball card collection… it’s both spectacular and massive. I have complete team sets spanning generations, but I’m particularly Read more