Echoes of a Journey
A Living Journal
Life rarely goes the way you plan. Echoes of a Journey is where I unpack the detours, the doubts, and the occasional unexpected moment of wonder.
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 7, July, 2026
A big move is on the horizon thanks to a dream job I never expected to land.
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 6, June, 2026
I know capitalism isn’t going anywhere. I know corporations will keep doing what corporations do. And politics will always be frustrating. And yet, somehow, I still think we can do better than this.
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 5, May, 2026
There’s a list in my Google Drive; buried somewhere in the plethora of docs and spreadsheets I start but never finish. A bucket list, technically, though I hate that framing. For the longest time, bucket lists felt like an acknowledgment of the inevitable end, and I’d rather not think about that in my thirties. Now…
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 4, April 2026
Head Up! Smile! Unemployment on the Horizon! I’m sitting in my office, a closet-like space tucked away from the rest of the Creative Writing department. Two desks fill most of the room. My office-mate sits closer to the door, their desk covered in an assortment of graded assignments and personal things, a small territory marked…
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 3, March 2026
Spring Break is here, and with it, a moment to breathe. In this issue, I reflect on the strange ritual of job hunting while still teaching, the unexpected peace I found in audio consulting, and why confidence might not be the point after all.
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 2, February 2026
I’m turning 36! Time to reflect on a life filled with distractions from writing. Let’s embrace chaos and seek fulfillment through writing and content creation despite financial uncertainties and irrational decisions.
Echoes of a Journey: Issue 1, January 2026
In 2026 I will follow my schedule.Mondays.Wednesdays.Fridays.I will sit down and stream.9:00am-12:00pm7:00pm-10:00pmThese are the time slots you will find me live on Twitch. In 2026, I will upload my streams in an episodic format to YouTube.Monday through Friday, I will have new videos.They go live at8:00am4:00pmDepending on what games I’m playing. In 2026, I will…
Echoes of a Journey: Another Year Gone By
Floating. That’s what 2025 felt like. Not moving forward or backward, just suspended. Days passed, then weeks, then somehow an entire year. I streamed. I taught classes. I wrote a novel. On paper, it looks productive, even impressive. In reality, it all blurred together, rushing by so quickly that I’m still trying to figure out…
Echoes of a Journey: Late Reflections on Japan, Where to Go Now
It’s been a while since I dived into Echoes of a Journey. Life has a way of pulling you in a dozen directions at once, and sometimes the past just sits there, waiting for you to turn around and really look at it. We’re coming up on two years since my brief time in Japan.…