Unobstructed

I'm watching Hidden Figures and I can't shake the skin-crawly feeling on the back of my neck. There ...

Sometimes it feels like I've been living out of a suitcase for my entire life.

The mental gymnastics of modern self-help truly baffle me.

I'm outside, tucked under a canopy of trees, sitting along the river by the bridge.

It’s dark but not black.

Why did the gamer take a ladder to school?

I'm watching Noah Kahan's new documentary, Out of Body, and it feels like I just got slapped in the ...

Figures, the parking lot's full.

Brakes! The brakes!! HIT THE BRAKES!

I don't want to talk about AI anymore.

Ducks in a row are not the same as ducks on the go.

There’s a dad with two young daughters at a table nearby and when he bends down to help retrieve a d...

I'm searching for something to watch and it's making me more and more frustrated.

The flustered flapping of feathers catches me off guard.

I'm walking around the block this morning, testing my sprained ankle that I just freshly reaggravate...

Henrik Karlsson writes stuff that makes me start speculating wildly about "what if?"

Photo of Derek MacDonald and the 2026 HOBY junior staff team by Andres Tejeda.

I was an avid reader when I was a kid, and I can pinpoint the exact moment when that stopped being t...

It's always the palette cleanser that does it.

I shouldn't have come here.

I'm sweating profusely; let's... um, ok how about we just leave it at that?

I went running today but I probably shouldn't have.

Last night Isobel and I were talking about my comfort with public speaking.

The table I like was open, so I snagged it.

I did not have “hibachi chicken” or the memories tied to it on my bingo card for today.

It's not often that I get stage fright.

The expression across from me looks hurt more than frustrated.

I'm traveling for a conference this week and it almost ruined my daily writing streak.

Delayed gratification is cool and it's not that hard to pull off.

I thought it might be sore but I didn't expect it to hurt.

I don't know why I never thought of it like that.

Trying to stay in-the-loop perpetually leaves me feeling exhausted and worse off.

What I'm up to in June 2026... Since I've been trying to be better about sharing the process instead...