Everything
Blog
40 pieces, newest first.
Together We Glow
A poem, and the photo that almost got tossed in the trash
I Found Hope
How I saved my life and quit smoking politics cold turkey
Whataboutism
The G.O.A.T. Didn't Start the Great Depression (Part 2)
He was just the scapegoat who got blamed
How to Shut Down a Storyteller
The story my father never got to finish
The Coolest President of All Time (Part 1)
Forget politics. Let’s talk love – and try not to laugh.
The Greatest Theft in History (Part 2)
And some HOPE if you'd like to be a part of the solution
The Greatest Theft in History (Part 1)
Trillion-dollar heists by your friendly criminal overlords
I Killed a Butterfly in My Sleep
What's it mean? Probably nothing. Maybe everything.
When Power Corrupts, YOU ARE THE POWER!
How citizens are holding government accountable
The Cleanest Dirty Joke Ever
What 54 years of marriage sounds like
The Biggest Revolution You’ve Never Heard of
Cheap energy and vertical farms will change everything
I Weaponized My Face for Free Alcohol
The behavioral science of smiling
All Animals Are Equal
A true parable on power
Good Hair and a Golden Load
Q&A with GC: A little Darb’ll do ya!
Fasting as Medicine for Cancer and Chronic Disease
Why hunger triggers repair without poison
What Dreams May Come: It's Up to You
A near-death love story
How to Make Love to a Tree... on Acid
Mt. Shasta Mile-High Club fun
Karen: The Making of a Meme Villain
How a perfectly nice name got mugged by the internet
My 1st Hitchhike + Stranger Love = Substack
Confessing your fears to total strangers isn't strange at all
White Privilege at Black Poetry Night
What happens when two cowboys bring guitars to a poetry fight
Nuptial Flight Club (Tell Everyone)
An absurd, strangely romantic look at the instinct that drives us all
Peaceful Parenting Lessons With Boy-girl Twins
Discipline without damage. Why spanking fails and systems win.
Whistling While You Work
Christmas layoffs + no shits = a workplace miracle
Crying at a Billie Eilish Show Does Not Look Cool in 4K
When your kid and an 80-year-old out-cool you at the same concert
A New Holiday for Gingers!
No sparklers needed. We already glow in the dark.
I Learned About the Best Sex at Church
A story about innocence, irony, and divine technique
Parenting Hack: Let Your Kids Roast You
My journey from stinky breath to therapeutic streaking
Taco vs Burrito: A Sin City Smackdown
A four-year-old taco challenged me – and I accepted the duel… er, duet
Our Pug Ate Shrooms and Finally Understands Jazz Now... But Still Hates It
A true story about zoomies, zen and Zoloft
Mud, Blood, and One Wild Rescue
Just another day in the wonderful world of Willow
I Thought I Was Going to Die in a Quagmire
The “shortcut” that nearly made me a permanent exhibit in Centennial Park
Diapers and Grit
I came. I smelled. I reconsidered reproduction.
Headlines of Hope
Proof the world isn’t falling apart
Beaker Crashes Bonnaroo
A Muppet fools security, freaks out Jack White and bullfights with GWAR
Poem: Love Is a Cage With a Key
Stuck together. Forever free.
Hillbilly Stonehenge
Come play in the chaos. Come chase the light.
The Funniest Night of My Marriage
A bedtime horror-comedy with Garfield
I Almost Died at Ani DiFranco's Show
When a back scratch nearly sparks a smackdown at an Ani DiFranco show
Victory Swagger
How my toddler took over the Nashville airport
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