Essays
Essays
February 2, 2025
The Shredder’s Rite
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No matter how old I get, the magic of setting up a new board will never dim. Here's a short essay about it.
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May 16, 2024
Thoughts on the Dungeness River
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This personal essay explores a moment on the Dungeness River, in Olympic National Forest.
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February 20, 2024
Serpent in the Sky
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Serpent in the Sky is a personal essay that explores a moment that I encountered while driving through an early-morning on Highway 1 in Pacifica, CA.
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June 16, 2018
Look on Down
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This personal essay takes me down a childhood creek and into a dark tunnel that I used to explore as a kid. Returning to the present, however, brings an awaiting darkness.
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May 11, 2018
He Who Wore an Unusual Name
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This story is about an account I had with a man I met at an early-morning Santa Rosa Denny's. A man who spent a night in jail with Charles Manson. A man with a very unusual name. Art by Brandon Hurley.
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December 15, 2017
The Moth in Me
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This short personal essay uses the metaphor of moth-and-light to explore the nature of self-sabotage.
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