The Shore That Remembers My Name

I think of the ocean daily.Even far inland, I hear it.A hush that is not silence,a strength that is not … More

2025 Cowboy 200

Pumped to cross the Cowboy 200 finish line, three years running. I came in dinged up, undertrained, a little stubborn, … More

Puzzle Without a Picture

The rope sings thin between my fingers.The knot scalds my palm, the drop waits, patient.I have hauled heavier loads,waded deeper … More

Why 200 Miles?

I’m not built for distance, yet the long miles call. Days off grid with pack and sky. Like life, doubt, a low point, one more step, small joys. Finish brings quiet peace, the knowledge I endured.

What Stares Back

When my eyes meet the silvered pane,sometimes the face is foreign,other times a familiar ally offers a wry nod. I … More

The Weight I Carry for You

The world shatters again, another name taken by their own hand carved into the quiet,the air goes thin, the sound … More

Almost Everything

Almost Everything The weight remains,tight in the chest,loud in the quietbetween what I hoped forand what has not yet come. … More

Fabric of Forever

When someone close to us dies,the world stutters.The light shifts.And though clocks keep ticking,nothing sounds the same. Even if we … More

The Dance I Never Finish

I was talking to a friend recently, someone I had gone on a handful of casual dates with. She has … More

A Man I Used to Know

While cleaning out a storage unit, I found a photo from a life I barely recognize. A life I once lived, and a version of me I no longer am—but still carry somewhere quiet inside.

Chasing Sunrises and Finding Myself in the Morning

I laugh at people’s morning routines. Social media overflows with them, perfectly curated, impossibly rigid, drenched in self-importance. The 4 … More

The Weight of Time and the Pull of Solitude

I Was Supposed to Be Dead by Now. Six years ago, I wrote the blog post, “Shaking and Alone: My Life … More