I am officially announcing the end of this blog and my portfolio site. The decision didn’t come easy. But right now, there are a lot of things going on behind the scenes that are not only pulling me away from pursuing my photography but are impacting other areas of life. I am temporarily putting my …
I am acutely aware of time in a way that often feels uniquely American. My days are governed by calendars, alerts, deadlines, and productivity metrics. Even leisure is scheduled, parceled into neat blocks that can be justified as “earned.” Time here is not just measured; it is managed, optimized, and frequently worried over. That obsession …
I have spent enough time inside American newsrooms to recognize the warning signs. Fewer reporters on the floor. Thinner editions. Deadlines are creeping earlier as publication days quietly disappear. For a long time, those changes felt gradual. In Pittsburgh, they recently became unmistakable when the region’s largest newspaper announced it would end its long tradition …
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I spend a fair amount of my life online. Like most people, I text more than I talk, react more than I respond, and maintain a wide web of digital connections that can feel impressive on the surface. But the older I get, the more convinced I am that real-world relationships—the kind built face to …
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Last year, when Dick Van Dyke turned 100, it felt less like a birthday and more like a national thank-you note. Everywhere you looked—TV tributes, interviews, clips circulating online—there was this shared sense that we weren’t just celebrating a man’s longevity, but the way he’s been woven into American culture for generations. I found myself …
Lately I’ve been thinking about friction-maxxing—a concept that’s been buzzing around as we head into 2026. I first encountered it in an article by Kathryn Jezer-Morton, and it really made me pause. At its core, friction-maxxing is about choosing discomfort and challenge over ease and automation—not out of masochism, but because friction helps us actually …
Those close to me know I love to sing. In the shower. In the car. Working in the kitchen. I’ve even done karaoke once in my life. I don’t plan to go on tour anytime roon. Nor will I ever be a vocalist in a band. And I’m good with that. But I will keep …
It is time to close out this list of Top Ten blog posts. This time of year, food is a central theme. So I figured a good way to go out would be to look at some of my favorite places to eat. Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar—I discovered this regional chain on a trip to …
At the end of the year, a lot of people look back at things that happened during the year. I’ve never done that before, so I figured it was time to give it a try. So please bear with me as I take this step of looking at the top things I am thankful for …
When I first heard the story of the Marion County Record, I could see my reporter notebooks scattered across that newsroom floor. I imagine my laptop bag being hauled away as evidence, my phone sealed in a plastic bag, my camera’s memory cards quarantined, my sources suddenly cut off because someone in power did not …
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