Personal

Those who traffic in beauty and look for the divine leave themselves open to having the world pulled out from under them. It hardens some people. And it chews up others. And for many, it does both.

Remembering Sam Shepard through the words of Patti Smith, and thinking about the mark my friends and I will make on the world. With a link to Smith’s extraordinary farewell to her friend.

Unlike my previous journeys, this time I’ve put some thought into how I can keep myself from falling into old, ugly patterns.

Welcome to the new site.

My latest piece for The Stories on Medium is up. It’s about my family, the city the centered around for generations, and the cemetery I visit to pay my respects.

My story “Hilo and the Angry Sea” is up over at Medium as part of the series, The Stories. It’s looking like I’m going to be a regular contributor to that project, so I hope you’ll check it out.

I’m pleased to announce that I am part of a new series on Medium called The Stories. The series is curated by my friend Sara Benincasa and features two to three true stories every week. They’ve featured my own story,…

It’s difficult to articulate, but I think it comes down to this idea: This is what I believe I’m supposed to be doing right now.

My story “On the Trail of Jack London” was chosen for a Solas Award back in February, and the publication that does the awards, Traveler’s Tales, is publishing it twice this week.

In the last two decades, there is no address I’ve claimed longer than a little cabin on Deslonde Street.