55 Pounds Down: Introduction
A year ago today — this very hour — I went to the hospital with chest pain. Heart attack. I did not die. Since then, […]
InkStains: Day 188
I have a key. The key unlocks a secret. The secret reveals a truth. I’m not always sure our society is ready for truth. Too […]
InkStains: Day 1 – 174
I have completed my 174th InkStains story today. That’s six months of stories. To recap: I undertook my InkStains project on 1 January. The purpose: […]
InkStains: Day 138 St. Augustine
I found myself, after sunset, on the dark side of an old Spanish fort — between the water and the ghosts — armed with only […]
InkStains: Days 91 – 120
Today is day 120 of InkStains, and I must admit, I have not yet written today’s story. It’s still early. In the past four months, […]
InkStains: The White Moleskine
I’ve been doing this for over three months now. It’s a lot of writing. I’ve written until my hand cramped and I thought it’d never […]
InkStains: Day 90
What happens after we die? That’s not a question I’m prepared to answer, or really even to ask. But suppose, for a moment, that we […]
InkStains: Day 89
It starts: “She Dances.” With one line left to write, I tried to squeeze it in at the bottom. But in fact, it was two […]
Natural Light
This is a portrait of the writer in natural light. The writer is also a photographer. The photographer is also an adventurer. The adventurer is […]