About this site

Welcome. Or as the Irish say, “You’re very welcome."

This is a place where I'll write essays, notes, journalism, poems, and, as Rilke said, "live the questions," especially those that won't leave me alone. Along the way, I'll occasionally share reporting and articles I've published elsewhere when they connect with the conversations we're having here.

Some pieces begin in the forest or when I’m riding my bike. Others begin in the newsroom, at the kitchen table, or in the quiet moments after loss. I write about grief, nature, travel, health, language, music, and the ordinary moments that reveal something larger. Mostly, I write about paying attention.

Why Opening the Trunk: A trunk can hold almost anything: treasures, keepsakes, stories, field notes, old photographs. They store the things we save because they matter, because we can’t face them, or because we aren't quite ready to let them go. It can travel with us or be passed from one generation to the next. To open one is an invitation to discover what's inside.

Tree trunks keep track of the seasons. An elephant explores the world with their trunk— curious, attentive, reaching toward what it finds.

If any of this sounds like something you'd like to explore, I'd love for you to join me. Subscribe to receive new writing by email. Thank you!

Access the archive

Explore essays, notes, poems, and journalism from the beginning, or simply start wherever you find yourself.

Fresh content, delivered

Subscribe to receive new essays and notes by email. No algorithms, no social feeds— just my writing, when I think there's something worth sharing.

Support independent writing

Your subscription helps make this work possible and gives me the freedom to keep asking questions, following ideas, and sharing what I find.

Start your own thing

Enjoying the experience? Get started for free and set up your very own subscription business using Ghost, the same platform that powers this website.