playing favorites 2021
by A few years ago I committed to myself that I would read more books. It began as a way to counter the nonstop doomscrolling that will come to define my …
Category: personal
how i interact with the world
the illusion of disconnectedness
Fall is my favorite season. I love the crisp coolness in the air that seems to wash away the vestiges of summer heat. I love the return of food you …
whatever happens next
I celebrated my birthday this week with friends old and new, virtual and in-person. I have known most of my closest friends for at least a decade, and some many …
riding out the clock
Earlier this week, the pacific northwest experienced record high temperatures. Antarctica recorded similar extreme temperatures over the same few days. California is in a super drought. Nearly every corner of …
the water we breathe
There is a photo near the desk where I worked full-time before the pandemic. I used to look at it every time I walked past. It’s a photo from the …
we have no choice
One day I received an email from a colleague of mine. Someone from the community had reached out to her in search of food. He was living alone, disabled, unable …
the places we live
the disappearing pool One of my earliest memories is using the pool in my neighborhood park when I was three or four years old. I don’t remember much about the …
looking future 2020
Around the time I started this website back in 2019, I listened to a podcast by one of my role models, Vu Le. Vu’s blog Nonprofit AF has helped me …
playing favorites 2020
Like most millennials, a lot of my reading these days takes the form of news and pop culture. It was a natural progression for the voracious reading habits that began …