Personal Growth

Mom Made a Million. Dad Lost It.

What Actually Happened Revealed the Lesson I Needed to Learn.

Even an Unconditional Apology Didn’t Ensure Personal Satisfaction

It’s time for me to reflect and make…

Crack! Crack! Crack! Ice Cold Beers Snapped Open All Around Me

How I Survived Dry June

Why Birthday Blues Are Tricky, and How I Overcame Them

Our relationships are not defined by how they…

Riding Through the Rise and Fall

On the fear and feat of learning something new

How a Cancer Survivor Enjoys a Good Cigar

Am I living a contradiction?

The First Mardi Gras After Katrina

New Orleans, February 2006

The Lessons I’ve Learned from the Silly Mistakes I’ve Made as a Novice Gardener

It’s all just one big…

Today Would Have Been My Parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary

A Platonic Kink Date

Exploring the intersection of platonic connections and kink: navigating…