Community
Stories from the people, places, and moments that shape us.
19 pieces
Swimming in Someone Else's Seas
On the cost of people-pleasing — and the slow work of learning to swim in the seas that are actually yours.
We're Not So Different
On the small, brave act of being honest with a stranger — and the recognition that comes back.
I Had a Good Day
On the parallel weather of a planet — joy and grief unfolding at the same time, and the small grace of remembering.
Your Own Beat
On the modern weight of being constantly watched — and the courage it still takes to march to your own beat.
Algorithmic Identity
On being shaped by the feed — and the slow erosion of decency it's costing all of us.
Silence Is the Killer
On the corporate gloss sold as substance — and the quiet that lets it pass.
Are We Really Listening
A companion piece to *That Anger, That Pain* — about the small lies we trade and the harder act of actually hearing each other.
Age of Information
On the irony of knowing everything and understanding less — and the part each of us plays.
It's Friday
A small scene in the rain — and the strange weight of meeting a stranger's eyes for one second.
Poor Girl I Thought
A small scene observed from a distance — and the quiet hope of being wrong about it.
It Doesn't Take Much
On what kids still know that we forgot — and the small price of remembering.
Slaves to Unchanging Identities
On the chains we build out of who we used to be — and the storm that might be the only way to wash them off.
What It Means to Be Human
On the small, unselfish gestures — and the quiet realization of what they're actually for.
Divided Yet Interconnected: A Poem on Modern Isolation
A reflective poem on modern isolation and human connection — the strange paradox of being more reachable than ever and yet further apart.
Respect, Connect: A Short Poem on Human Connection
A short poem on belonging, respect, and human connection — boiled down to the simplest vocabulary, and the two words we keep returning to.
Footsteps of Jesus: A Short Poem on Faith and Practice
A short poem on the gap between faith and action — four sharp lines on what it really means to follow what you claim to believe.
All of Us Need Love: A List Poem
A list poem on the many ways we carry pain — and the universal need for love that quietly lives underneath all of it.
Two Complete Strangers: A Poem on Human Connection
A poem about the fleeting moments when two strangers share a glance — and the quiet proof that human connection lives in the briefest exchanges.
Seldom Speaking: A Poem on Noise and Disconnection
A poem about digital noise, disconnection, and the quiet act of refusing to be swept along — for anyone who feels the contradiction of being endlessly connected but rarely heard.