Turning 60 brings fewer answers than I expected—and more amazement. A reflection on aging, paying attention, practice, mortality, and ordinary joy.
What Theo of Golden Taught Me About Paying Attention
Reading Theo of Golden became less about solving its mystery and more about rediscovering the writer I hope to become. A reflection on storytelling, character, spirituality, and the quiet discipline of paying attention.
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Seasons: A Practice in Noticing
A reflective poetry chapbook exploring change, noticing, and the quiet transitions between seasons through haiku and short forms.
Joy Is Fleeting: An Ode to a Moment
A school concert, a passing moment, and the quiet way joy lingers long after it’s gone.
Poetry as Practice
Poetry, especially in small forms like haiku, becomes a quiet practice—one that opens awareness, softens the mind, and prepares us to write again.
Art of Feeling Right
What Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith teach about imperfection, collaboration, and finding resonance in writing, music, and creative practice.
Done, Not Perfect: Writing, Hope, and Letting Go
I learned to write “Done. Not perfect.” at the end of each Field Notes notebook. Those three words remind me that completion—not perfection—is what clears the path for growth.
Failing Better: Tennis, Writing, and the Long Game
Tennis and writing share discipline, creativity, and failure. Lessons from the US Open and Samuel Beckett on persistence and playing the long game.
