Reflections
These reflections grow out of lived experience.
They ask questions without necessarily providing answers and explore the intersection of responsibility, power, values, family, belief—the forces that shape private lives.
Breaking Free: When it’s Time to Try Something New
A tale about the courage requited to break free from old habits and tradition when they no longer work.
Character Revealed: Actions as the Ultimate Test
A reflection on character, accountability, and why actions—not intentions or words—are the truest measure of who we are.
Facing Down Doubts and Claiming My Artist Identity
A reflection on being told “you’re not an artist,” and what it takes to claim creative identity despite doubt, criticism, and fear.
Rediscovering Joy in the Coming Year
When grief, political loss, and global instability began to erode my sense of joy, I went looking for a way forward, through books, writing, and lessons learned from watching my daughter choose what she can and cannot carry.
Becoming Visible: Identity, Design, and Choosing How to Be Seen
As writers grow, visibility becomes a choice rather than an accident. Revisiting early decisions about design, language, and identity can reveal whether they still reflect who we are and the work we’re ready to stand behind.
Process, practice, and making stories
Exploring ideas, systems, and hard questions
Books, authors, and ideas in conversation