On the winter solstice — after seven winters in Iowa and a cold return to Northern Kentucky — this is a reflection on rebuilding, play, and Creative Recess as a commons for imagination and care. Nothing suddenly resolves, but the direction changes.
Human Rights Day 2025: Reclaiming Our Shared Humanity in an Age of Uncertainty
Human Rights Day invites us to face a turbulent world without losing our capacity for imagination, dignity, and possibility. In a year of global instability, small acts, shared humanity, and creative community matter more than ever.
World AIDS Day 2025: Composting Grief, Disruption, and Hope Into Creative Recess
World AIDS Day 2025 feels personal as HIV services face new political attacks. My own diagnosis cracked me open and ultimately became the compost for Creative Recess. This reflection explores rupture, healing, community care, and choosing possibility.
A New Chapter for Creative Recess (and a special invitation for you)
There really is no place like home – and I want Creative Recess to feel like that for you.
My Second Soberversary: The Art of Beginning Again (Creative Recess 2.0 Begins)
Today is my soberversary — a quiet threshold, a return to myself, and the beginning of Creative Recess 2.0. Sobriety didn’t just pull me out of old patterns; it restored my imagination. This is Day One of something new — and something wickedly wonderful begins this Tuesday.
It’s time for Recess: Launch Day Reflections ⏰🚀💬
Today marks a milestone I’ve been building toward for
“Is This Diet?”: A Flaming Wreck, a Birthday Gift, and the Lessons That Still Burn Bright
✨ Honoring Zero HIV Stigma Day 2025: A Call to Curiosity, Clarity, Creativity, and Community
Why I Chose Ghost—and Why Your Support Matters
Hey Possibility Seekers,
As I soft launch my next big
Sobriety is Golden
On this Juneteenth, I pause in recognition of the profound legacy of Black freedom, resistance, and imagination. As I reflect on personal liberation through sobriety, I honor the ongoing struggles and triumphs of those who came before me — and the work that still lies ahead.