Taking stock of what’s important I almost died last week. We all have near-death experiences and...
Psychology
The Space Between a Cough and Compassion
During the pandemic, I flew back to the Bay Area, and I sat next to a woman with a terrible and...
Bathrooms for All… Except for Babies
In California, we have bathrooms designed to help people with physical disabilities. It is weird...
Entangling the Approval and the Pleasure of Your Art
In art-making, it is very important to learn to distinguish between the intrinsic pleasure of the activity and the approval, feedback and acceptance from the audience outside of ourselves.
Duck Dynasty and Dancing with the Stars
Open your beak or we are all cooked Downtown Petaluma, California. Photo by author....
Parenting Advice From Pick-Up Artists
I’m a clingy father. I feel it every day. I see my daughter and my heart quickly fills with love....
Why Do We Want to Act Like Trees?
Vignettes of conversations I overheard jazz musicians have when I worked as a translator at a festival. Exploring the concept of roots and an inclusive future.
Peanut Butter Breath
What did you just eat? Is that peanut butter in your breath? My wife asked me clearly annoyed at...
Toilet Seat Politics
My wife gets upset when I miss the toilet. She doesn’t understand is not like I have a sniper...
The Rebel Forgotten in my Garage
On the hunt for fleeting emotions I started working in my garage a couple of weekends ago. I...
We Are Not Trees
Trading roots for a truly inclusive future My childhood friend, Juan David, and I shared a love...
Sock ’Em in the Eyes
The world doesn’t owe you anything Photo by Luis Tosta on Unsplash I was walking...
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The Media’s Pressure on Average Men
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Is a Father a Man If He Only Has Daughters?
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Buying Homemade Greek Yogurt Through a Door Window
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