I have struggled these past few days to figure out what my response to the current shitshow should be, both in terms of the horrific murder of George Floyd and the resulting protests sweeping the nation…
the latter stages of my long run this week, I crossed the Tacoma Narrows. On the way out, the wind was at my back, but on the return journey, the wind pummeled me hard…
Last November, I signed up for a fifty-mile ultramarathon located in British Columbia, Canada: the Squamish 50. It’s no secret that I love running, but I’ve never made an attempt at something so mentally and physically demanding…
I finally got around to watching The Disaster Artist. Took me long enough. As an avid fan of all things Tommy Wiseau, there is no excuse for how much time has elapsed since the film’s release and my viewing. I make no excuses for my shortcomings. I am grievously in error…
From the time we’re born, we’re trying to figure it out. The mind of an infant is traced and outlined by the pencil of genetics, but aside from those initial markings, what’s left is largely a blank canvas, ready to be colored with the paintbrushes of nurture, environment, and culture…
Most of the time, I feel completely alone. And I feel bad admitting that. Even when I’m with people whose company I enjoy, and whom I care about, there’s still this part of me that is entirely shut off, isolated…
Over the course of the past two or so weeks, I’ve worked harder than I ever have on anything. I put in somewhere between 170 and 180 hours in service of a collective effort to produce a feature film...
On Valentine’s Day, my grandmother (Nana) passed away. She was an amazing little Irish lady whose stature may have been small, but whose impact was not...
The past few days have offered up an oasis of springtime in the middle of winter. A large part of me wants this anomaly to stick around indefinitely...
Yesterday evening, after returning from a long run, I stretched by the heater in my room and mindlessly browsed Instagram. As I did so, I was met with some news...
