Jan 30, 2021I Keep Missing the Point of Being CreativeI visualized my goals and sent them into the Universe and was bitten in the ass for my troubles. I missed the point, once again. Last night, as rumors of a third lockdown in France are making rounds in the voices of passersby talking into their AirPods, I was waxing…Creativity4 min read
Jul 28, 201914 Things You Need To Know Before Starting a Creative ProjectFor the past two years, I’ve been working on a novel, a graphic novel, and a pop album. Not at the same time, but I jump between them as the inspiration hits me. I started by stressing myself out over not working on any of these projects daily. Guilt turned…Writing5 min read
Jun 7, 2019Notebooks, ManWhen I was a kid, I “borrowed” a voice recorder my grandpa had. This one still needed a full-sized cassette tape to work, and about 4 AA batteries. I used to tell stories and do “interviews”. It was big and clunky and I think it died when I dropped it…Writing5 min read
May 10, 2019Slow Down“All his life has he looked away…to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing.” — Yoda. The Empire Strikes Back. I dragged Yoda a while back with a hot take on how “Do or do not” was not the best…Life Lessons5 min read
Apr 14, 2019I Waited for Permission All My LifeMy first comic was a violent, over the top, derivative piece starring a super jacked anthropomorphic rabbit. The design itself was a bad copy of a “super badass” cartoon rabbit I had stamped on a T-shirt. I inflated the muscles, not really caring much about proper anatomy, and wrote stories…Comics5 min read
Mar 14, 2019Why I Listen to Sad Sad SongsThe late 90s and early 00s were very good to me. My best friend found an Internet radio where he could listen to Casey Kasem’s Top 40. Getting pure, undistilled American music recommendations in Latin America in the 90s was a huge feat in and of itself. …Music5 min read
Feb 13, 2019The Art of Missing GoalsThe Football Striker Theory *Please note that throughout this article we refer to football as football. Handegg is an entirely different sport, and we’re not talking about that one. I suck at football. It’s taken me years to admit it to myself, cause you want to be good at it…This Happened To Me5 min read
Jan 29, 2019What I Learned With the 500-Word Per Day ChallengeIt’s habit forming like cigarettes. Or Zumba. When my writer friends told me they were about to embark on the 500-word per day challenge for January, my first thought was “Wait we’re gonna have a WhatsApp Group chat? I don’t care who I have to kill, let me in.” Group…Writing5 min read
Jan 25, 2019What Happens When you Find Your CityIf there’s no river, leave. I was talking to a friend this morning about how much it sucks to live in [hometown] and how much better it would be to live in [big ass capital city]. I can’t disagree with her. I have a strong connection with my hometown, mostly…Life Lessons6 min read
Jan 17, 2019I Think I’m Secretly Dumb, Vol. 2The adventures of Wan Solo My parents tried really hard to prevent me from getting hooked on video games, man. They really did. Nevertheless, they bought me an original NES back in 1989. The one that came bundled with the Mario Bros./Duck Hunt deal, and two controllers. I remember they…Star Wars5 min read