Congratulations to My Book Proposal Client Melissa Walker

Whenever I share on social media about a book writing client’s success, I have mixed emotions. I never want to steal the attention and thunder from their hard-earned success. And–in life, it’s always a both/and, right?–I think there’s a way to talk about a client’s success as well as my work in a way that […]
WORDS CHANGE US: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

WORDS CHANGE US I submitted my memoir to agents. The book’s working title is: Shiva Blues: A Seeker’s Journey. It’s about travel, kicking an addiction to strong pharmaceuticals, and trying to live against the grain of American Big Alpha toxic masculinity…but, primarily, the book is about personal transformation. Is transformation possible? If so, how do […]
Alan Watts and the Art of Living Your Weird

I was in my mid-thirties and quite depressed when I first stumbled on a recording of Alan Watts’ unique style of spiritual entertainment. Within a few minutes, I was chuckling out loud and had forgotten I was depressed. These days, I no longer suffer from depression, and Watts’ recordings still crack me up and fill […]