Words & wanderings

The Journal

Thoughts on poetry, painting, island life, and everything between.

Apr 8, 2026

On Moving to an Island

Sometimes the bravest thing you do is leave everything familiar behind. I moved to Hawaii with two suitcases and a box of poems...

Mar 22, 2026

It wasn't about being good. It was about being honest with my hands. Somewhere between losing people and finding new ones...

Mar 5, 2026

This book almost didn't happen. I wrote most of these poems at 2am, in airports, on napkins, in the notes app...