Now
What I'm focused on atm. Not a telenovela. A living document, updated whenever something critical to my survival shifts. That sounded dramatic didn't it?
Location
Currently based in a small house for suburban standards. Filled with too many books and just enough craft bourbon to feel aglow. The city outside is mellow, the museum inside my fertile imagination is quiet.
Current Focus
Writing Shapeshyfter (The Novel)
Deep in the beginning weeds. Chapter 3 is proving to be the most challenging yet—the world-building is complex and I'm discovering the story as I go. Target: 2,000 words per week.
Building the Newsletter Habit
Shipping twice weekly. Finding my voice. Learning that consistency beats perfection. Current streak: 12 issues without missing a deadline.
Building Shapeshyfter (Creative Practice and Digital Publication)
A digital refuge for creativity, identity, and culture during the dawn of machine.
Reading
- • If On a Winters Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino
- • In Praise of Shadows by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
- • The Last Economy by Emad Mostaque
Listening
- • Lots of DOAC - gotta remember to hit subscribe
- • Too Sweet by Hozier - on repeat
- • Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd - very apropos
Intentionally Not Doing
A "now" page is incomplete without life's anxieties:
- Taking on client work outside of monthly capacity.
- Trying to watch less news. 😵💫😵💫😵💫
- Daily battles with ADHD. A pesky tiny hamster living rent free in my brain. Mr. Hamster loves pushing and pulling random levers like he's operating a starship solo.
- Turning 46 this fall. I smell a colonoscopy over the horizon 😫😫.
Learning
- Creative Direction
- Photo Journalism
- Brazilian Portuguese
Becoming a better storyteller. I've listened to hours of David Perell's podcast. Check him out… Start with:
- Learn a New Way of Storytelling in 72 Minutes — Will Storr
- An 80 Mins Masterclass in Communications — Lulu Cheng Meservey (she's stunning, amazing personality)
- Meet Pulitzer Prize-Winning Stanford Professor – Richard Powers (Personal Fav)
Like Watches? Check out Andrew Morgan's YouTube channel. Brilliant storyteller. The man paints with words and employs the three act narrative in every video.
Current Location
Greensboro, NC — 36.0726° N, 79.7915° W
Upcoming Trips
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Big Move
Back to NYC to really focus on Shapeshyfter. I'm toying with living in Nolita or Soho. Tons of eateries and drinkeries around those parts.