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2022 Renewed Views' Recap!

Recapping my latest Artventure around the sun!

The Holidays Can Be Long

This won't be an easy read but it aims to be enlightening and hopefully spark kindness, empathy and solidarity.

Have you tried ThredUp?

Earth day is right around the corner. Many choices we make impact the earth. Among those choices are what we opt to wear, and how and...

WE are the Front Line

WE are the front line. WE are in a state of emergency. WE have to start acting like it. We can print money. We can’t replace our loved ones.

Past Traumas Present Problems

There is a deeply held feeling that if I allow myself to feel safe or at ease, a shoe is about to drop. The older I get the more I recognize

My 1/9/20 remarks to Summerville Town Council

On 1/9/2020 I spoke to the Summerville Town Council to summarize my experiences serving as a leader of the Summerville Beautification Commit

2019 Review - Theatrical Work

I hope you enjoy this look back on some of the work I got to do with The Flowertown Players. Revisit the set of Suessical the Musical...

Summerville Needs More Trash Talk!

They covered 92 miles of road and picked up 24.75 tons of litter! In March, volunteers pulled over 4 tons of litter from the Ashley River...

Snakes, birds & anonymous online stalkers.

Ya'll, I don't like snakes. I do enjoy researching antiquity. Many of the oldest rituals of mankind invoke serpent imagery. Far from...

Undrowning - Wave 4

Wave 4 - Wearing Water. The 4th wave in this series from 2012. The subject now has power over the flood waters that previously...

Fostering the Holidays

The holiday season can feel like an ordeal. Preparations can be time consuming, expensive, and stressful. Holiday gatherings can make you...

Free sugar, trash, and entitlement on a stick. What 'free' stuff really costs.

Scene: Two parents are attempting to calm a toddler in the midst of a tantrum. Setting: Walmart Action: Having just calmed said toddler...