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Coffee & Conversation: The Phoenix Project
A reflection on The Phoenix Project and how past relationships shape boundaries, trust, and distance. Not all healing happens in public or structured spaces—sometimes it’s built quietly, through awareness, experience, and the choice to protect your peace. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Repairing relationships, rediscovering old tools, and building new systems, this project reconnects people through sound, text, and shared experience. From rotary phones to TTY machines, the exhibit restores more than signals—it brings communities, stories, and forgotten technology back online. Read More
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Peace Walk, Personal Reflections
A quiet walk for peace became something more—a personal journey through discomfort, reflection, and unexpected connection. Inspired by a traveling Buddhist monk, I found myself questioning, observing, and discovering that sometimes the hardest steps aren’t physical, but deeply internal. Read More
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Pysanky Ukrainian egg
A quiet Sunday visit turned into a hands-on lesson in patience, creativity, and imperfection. While decorating a Ukrainian egg, I rediscovered childhood memories, experimented with unfamiliar techniques, and learned that sometimes the process matters more than the outcome. Read More
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Tourism Website Discussion vs Reality
Public comment highlights gaps between Warren County’s tourism website and reality, including broken pages, missing businesses, and lack of agritourism content. A review prompted by earlier discussions reveals inconsistencies in representation, execution, and the site’s effectiveness as a tourism tool. Read More
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Ink, Water, and Words
An experimental day of 1881 block printing, unused ritual water bowls, and a thoughtful Writers Saloon converged into a meditation on constraint. Ink failed, wood chipped, words were weighed, and I was reminded that expression always meets responsibility. Read More
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Turtle Club: Vile & Impious Wretches
January 2026. Completed Turtle Club initiation and obtained full membership credentials. Participated in ceremonial induction, administrative verification, and formation of a local pond titled Royal Giggles & The Curiously Crowned. Engagement emphasizes fellowship, lighthearted ritual, and community participation alongside existing civic and fraternal commitments. Read More
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I Went to a Clown Lounge and Won Something
I arrived late to a Clown Lounge Art Revue expecting to observe, not participate. Instead, I found myself quietly awarded “most inner-clown energy,” holding a sad gyrating Elvis, and reconsidering whether waiting to be ready was the right approach at all. Read More
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Skull & Moss Dice Set
A resin dice set with embedded skulls and moss brings strong undead atmosphere to the table, but visual details sometimes sink out of view. A thoughtful review of theme, play experience, and how novelty dice perform beyond first impressions. Read More
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Samuels Library relying on fundraisers to finish year without county money
Northern Virginia Daily: As a Samuels Public Library trustee, I’m referenced asking whether any programming would be cut if fundraising slows. My question prompted staff to explain how grants and donations are sustaining services, highlighting my focus on planning and continuity during financial uncertainty. Read More