Writing

Together we glow

A poem, and the photo that almost got tossed in the trash

I found hope

How I saved my marriage 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. | 2 min read

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

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 a 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