How to be a know-it-some
The unofficial recovery guide for people who still think “being right” is a skill.
Self & Growth
Stories about identity, change, and learning who you’re becoming.
40 posts
The case for saying what you mean
A Sunday night homework emergency, a few vague sentences, and one simple truth: most chaos starts when we assume people just know what we mean.
The last superhero I ever watched a movie with
A personal farewell to my cousin Pablo, and the quiet, unforgettable moment we shared watching The Batman.
I didn’t have a parenting philosophy, so I made one up
Parenting is equal parts guidebook you never got and adventure you never expected. Every page written in real time.
The me I meant to be vs. the me I actually am
The long, awkward journey to realizing self-improvement might just be a very elaborate form of déjà vu.
The Van Burens
A weekend, a studio, and one very angry cat. A true story about the rise and immediate fall of The Van Burens—a band that never technically broke up.
A beautiful day for pants
They had freedom. I had denim. Everyone was happy in their own way.
Marathon man
A long look back at a single conversation that still shapes how I think about effort, endurance, and the slow work of becoming.
The magnets incident
A morning panic, a hospital visit, and the strange comfort of realizing most of what we fear never actually happens.
The art of laughing when things aren’t funny
Sometimes laughter isn’t about joy—it’s about survival. About saying, without words, that we’re still here.