Every family has its stories. Some are about vacations. Some are about holidays. Some involve the time Uncle Whoever did … More
Category: My Life
From The Other Side Of The Dance Floor
My first two long relationships ended with someone leaving. One was a marriage. She chose another man. He had the … More
When You’re the One Initiating Contact
What does it mean when you’re always the one initiating contact? A thoughtful look at one-sided communication, unresponsive friends, dating, effort, and when it may be time to stop carrying the whole relationship.
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
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pizza 