Monthly Archives: April 2026

Writer’s Block

The Words When the world is too much with me, the words are the first to go. The words do not come. Like a pet, they slink into the corner, ears flat. They think I don’t notice when they lean … Continue reading

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Doubles

(this is an updated post from a few years ago.) It’s true—I love photography. I’ve also spent years helping students make stronger, more intentional images. I say “helping” because most of the real learning is self-driven. Students learn by doing—in … Continue reading

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Watching

I’ve been watching the news again. The reactions are real—raw, immediate—but there’s something else underneath them. A kind of surprise, as if this moment arrived without precedent. As if we haven’t been here before. We don’t always declare war anymore, … Continue reading

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