Starting Over
I haven’t been updating the blog much for one simple reason: I am revamping my whole writing process. It’s very difficult to keep producing content at…
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Needs for the Future
It has taken me many years to have hope for the future. I am finally in a place where I can look ahead, and plan for things like retirement and saving…
Music Has Many Rests
It's been nearly a month since I've posted anything here, and I want to write something today because I am bursting with excitement. In less t…
Deserving
I spent two hours today reviewing what I'd recorded of the things I did this year. Between Patreon, the blog, and paintings, I produced over 70 pi…
Obliviously Obvious
After Facebook went down last week, I've been exchanging numbers with a lot of you, and I've been amazed at how many of you are still reading…
Surviving and Prioritizing
It may not seem like it by how much I’ve made it a habit, but I hate asking for help. The society I live in frowns upon it severely. No matter how gre…
Birthday Post 7
Birthdays, for me, are not a time of celebration, but a time to feel the weight of life’s length. I remember when years felt long, and now I feel so o…
Avoidant Writing
I write stream-of-consciousness rants on a blog. These pieces aren’t really essays, and they certainly aren’t academic or journalistic in nature. I tr…
The Power of Support
A post is circulating on social media about a famous composer's funding. I wanted to share it here and talk about the implications for myself and…