Oct

23

Odd Tales: Writing from the Road

While visiting Gallup, New Mexico this summer, I was privileged to meet a number of pleasant neighbors and locals, many

Oct 23, 2025

4 min read

Oct

11

Graphic Design Gallery

Entertaining a Few Ideas Language constructions often contain corresponding visual elements. In no small measure, ideas can assume shape, color,

Oct 11, 2025

5 min read

Oct

08

An Autumn Interlude

San Juan National Forest, Colorado I love October, the ideal month of reflection and repose for a memoirist. The days

Oct 8, 2025

5 min read

Sep

21

Autumn Updates

Greetings and Salutations! I hope this message finds you well, enjoying the color of my favorite season, awaiting the arrival

Sep 21, 2025

2 min read

Aug

26

A Dream of the Old House in Altadena, California

In the peculiar way of nighttime visions, I found myself standing in the yard of my childhood home, transported to

Aug 26, 2025

2 min read

Aug

17

Upcoming Guitar Performances (and More Visual Art)

Greetings! I hope this message finds you well. As some of my readers might know, I've been a

Aug 17, 2025

1 min read

Aug

04

Shiprock, New Mexico: Sleeping Wonder of the Desert

Approaching Shiprock from the highway, one is immediately struck by the paradox it conveys, far enough to feel ethereal while

Aug 4, 2025

2 min read

Jul

28

The Aesthetics of Adventure

The other day, I watched as rock climbers ascended the gargantuan walls of Yosemite, possessed of grace and clearly undeterred

Jul 28, 2025

3 min read

Jul

21

Social Media = Social Engineering: A Few Reflections on the Way of Things

The moment was easily forgotten, of the kind that elicits a disapproving glance or an awkward pause in conversation before

Jul 21, 2025

7 min read

Jul

07

Downtown Gallup, New Mexico: Digressions on Time, Change, and Cultural Momentum

It was a familiar sight from my years as a municipal park ranger; an older transient leaned against a brick

Jul 7, 2025

4 min read