Endings and Beginnings

Endings and Beginnings

So much has changed since we last spoke. For me personally, I’m guessing for you personally, for the country, and for the world. I don’t need to explain what I mean about the country and the world. We all know about the surreal and heartbreaking situation...
Singing and Strumming

Singing and Strumming

Well hello! Let’s jump right back in, shall we? I’ll be posting over the next few weeks, I swear, but to start us off here’s a video of me singing Patty Griffin’s beautiful song, “Mary.” If you’re looking for high production...
Terror and Exaltation

Terror and Exaltation

You know you’re onto something good if you’re feeling both emotions at the same time, and here I am doing just that because I’ve reopened the door to my first love. My friend, who plays piano and sings, contacted me about an open mic she and her...
Launching a New Photography Project

Launching a New Photography Project

And thinking about the difference between photographer and artist. First: the project. I was looking over my portfolio and realized that some of my best photographs are about loneliness and abandonment, which may or may not be a commentary on who I am as a person. Ha...
National Park Week Starts Saturday!

National Park Week Starts Saturday!

It’s here! National Park Week starts this weekend, giving you zero reasons to stay home instead of exploring what Wallace Stegner called America’s “best idea.”  I bought my annual pass when I was at Joshua Tree, but from April 21 –...