Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

Writer. Truth-digger. I've spent years ghostwriting for others, now I write what I know. And what I know, I often learned the hard way.
17
Jul
Triggers and Treasures

Triggers and Treasures

ver hear a song or catch a whiff of a scent and, just like that, you’re twelve again, or
5 min read
30
Jun
Essay about Tony Stark, Ironheart, and the evolution of Iron Man in the MCU

Stark Contrast

Why Tony Stark Was Never Just a Billionaire in a Suit I was minding my business, enjoying my much-needed sabbatical:
3 min read
26
Jun
maladaptive daydreaming story, surviving child abuse essay, life after trauma

Beautiful Lies

This is where it all began, a story of child abuse, toxic love, and turning maladaptive daydreaming into a life
12 min read
19
Jun
hand clasping cat paw — grief, ritual, and loss.

The Grief I Deserved

I used to low-key judge pet people. When a coworker would miss work or dash home crying because their dog
9 min read
12
Jun
Essay about family estrangement, boundaries, and fatherhood.

Enough

Family Estrangement, Boundaries & the Cost of Choosing Peace I recall the first genuine conversation I had with him about
7 min read
05
Jun
A cup of coffee seen from above, with foam forming a smiling face—proof that humor survives even when nothing else does.

Sad Woman, Happy Coffee

First, the coffee maker died. Then the replacement died. Then the replacement’s replacement died. Then I found myself halfway
5 min read
29
May
pile of recipe cards, symbolizing the answers in front of you the whole time

Don't Let the Bastards Win

Building something from nothing will cost you everything and still won’t promise a payoff. But you do it anyway because quitting isn’t an option.
4 min read
08
May
Soft light through the trees—real, imperfect, deeply in love.

What No One Tells You About Happily Ever After

Happily ever after isn’t effortless—it’s earned. This is the real story of second chances, anxiety, laughter, and the kind of love that lasts.
8 min read
01
May
A woman walking away form her office for the last time—symbolizing endings, clarity, and new beginnings.

The Best Thing I Never Got

The promotion I didn’t get turned out to be the best break of my life. That “no” shoved me out of a cubicle and into a life I didn’t think was possible.
5 min read
24
Apr
A movie theater mid-climax during a Marvel film, audience lit by screen glow—shared joy, nostalgia, and cinematic magic captured in one frame.

Movies: Escape or Compass?

"You’ll be swell, you’ll be great, gonna have the whole world on a plate!” My mother used
5 min read