Writings.

Reflections, stories, and notes from the first chair

Violet: The Whisper Between Worlds

There is a hush in violet, a pause before the prayer, where breath becomes bridge, and silence learns to speak. I’ve seen it shimmer at the edge of reason, a soft pulse between candlelight and...

Yellow, Will, and the Table Between Us

Yellow has a way of finding the cracks,slipping through curtains and settling on the tablelike a quiet reminder that the world keeps shiningeven when you are tired of carrying the lantern. I have...

The Séance Table: Setting, Lighting, and Meaning

There’s something about a table. Whether it’s a kitchen table, a card table, or the round one in my séance chamber, it’s where stories happen. People sit, they listen, they lean in. The table becomes...

Mystery with Kindness

“You are not what I expected.” The lady paused outside the chamber for a brief chat. “What did you expect?” I replied, genuinely curious. “I thought you’d be more...

Your Seat at the Table (Yes, Yours)

I can see you hovering there. Not quite sitting, not quite leaving. You’re doing that dance, the “I don’t know if I belong here” shuffle. It’s all right. Pull the chair out. It creaks a little, but...

The Magician’s Hand, the Zen Mind

The magician’s hand must be still before it moves. It’s a paradox most people never see. They see the motion but not the silence that makes it possible. A good magician knows that what the audience...

Owning Your Story (Even When It’s Messy)

We like our stories to make sense. We crave the clean arc: struggle, growth, triumph wrapped up with meaning. But the truth is: life rarely grants us that clarity while we’re still living it. The...

Stage vs Scroll: Finding Breath Between Notifications

I’ve spent most of my life on a stage; sharing stories, conjuring illusions, inviting audiences into moments of mystery. Onstage, breath is everything. It’s the pause before a revelation, the...

Thirty-Three Years Later

Today marks the thirty-third anniversary of my mother’s murder. It’s a sentence that still feels foreign in my mouth, even after all these years. Loss this sharp doesn’t dull, it just changes shape...