“To be honest with you guys; I’ve been slipping.

I think if more of us could actually admit to the times we are slipping, maybe it would help everyone realize that it’s okay.

Kind of like, if we could all just apologize a bit more, maybe we’d learn there is safety in admitting we’re human.

There’s a quiet power to it; a peaceful self-assurance.

So what does slipping look like for me?

Dirty dishes in the sink. Dog hair all over the floor. Muck coating the bathtub from water that won’t drain.”

“This is a question that I have consciously and subconsciously wrestled with for the last five years or so.

It really is one of the most multifaceted things a person can ask themselves—

How does one even define, ‘being human’; and can the depth of one’s humanity be measured?

I think, perhaps, yes—there is a notable difference between people whom have spent time cultivating their humanity, versus those who have not.”

“I should be grateful; should be grateful

And I am

at least, I think I am

But life is a weighty thing

And tends to stack on top of itself, one after the other

So much so that, I think the feeling of gratitude

Can easily get buried at the bottom.

this is the weight of a body, of a life that needs to carry less.”

“I’ve been super caught up on the “book design” and “book marketing” trains for my first release, Biting Thorns Off Roses. (Incoming October 14th, 2023!!)

But if we’re being totally honest with ourselves here, I’ve been equally (if not moreso) stuck on the “depression” and, “what the fuck is adulthood” trains.

I haven’t actually sat down to Really Write in what feels like three lifetimes.”