42: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Why I Haven't Posted Since October
Turning 42 in a world on fire, I’m trying to hold steady—nurturing small rituals, resisting numbness, and naming what’s happening. From a childhood fight to today’s feed, I’m sorting survival, outrage fatigue, and why writing keeps me human.
Welcome, reader, to These Trying Times. It feels necessary to speak and write truthfully about things happening, the real world implications and impact, and to connect with people who see what I am seeing. I imagine others wish to see evidence of the same. Saying anything here is less about