You've seen it. Maybe recently. Maybe in someone you love — the way their eyes changed before anything else did, before there was a name for it, before either of you were ready to say what you were both already knowing. You didn't look away. You're probably still carrying it. This is for you. WhenContinue reading "“The Shadow Behind Your Eyes”"
Writing More Like Elmore
A few years back I came across Elmore Leonard’s short list of rules for writing. The man had a way of making stories feel like real life overheard. One line from him has stayed with me: "My most important rule is one that sums up the ten. If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”Continue reading "Writing More Like Elmore"
Exploring the Depths of ‘Gideon’ by My Morning Jacket
The song that wouldn't let go In a world full of noise and division, certain songs arrive like quiet companions. They ask honest questions and refuse to let go of them. “Gideon,” from Z by My Morning Jacket, is one such song. The echoing guitars and Jim James’ yearning vocals open space for honest searching. They pose simpleContinue reading "Exploring the Depths of ‘Gideon’ by My Morning Jacket"
A Place in the Line
There is a certain kind of work that doesn't ask to be noticed. No ribbon cutting. No podium. No name on a building. Just a weekday morning, a line of cars, and somebody trying to figure out how to make groceries last a little longer than they should. You show up, you do your part,Continue reading "A Place in the Line"
Writing Like You Talk — And Meaning It
I came late to the em dash. Embarrassingly late, really... Like a good restaurant that's been there all along, right down the street, and you just kept driving past. For most of my writing life, I treated punctuation like traffic signals. Period: stop. Comma: slow down. Semicolon: pause, but stay with me. Colon: something formalContinue reading "Writing Like You Talk — And Meaning It"
Veni. Vidi. Scripsi. 