Proclamation

Sunday, May 19, 2024 Whenever a person interviews me, because it always takes the form of an interview, about why I identify as a Christian despite, well, everything, I never quite know what to tell them. Whatever eloquence I ascribe to my person vanishes at the sound of all the words in the known universe failing to capture what it means when I say I follow Jesus. Cringe.

Terms of inclusion, short and long

Friday, March 8, 2024 My coworker Mattia is a gem; a man of deep thought and good ideas. He asked me today if I knew of any writing on the topic of language learning and inclusion.

Week 36: Homecoming

Sunday, September 10, 2023 IT IS HOT STOP CLIMATE CHANGE NOW. I don’t think I’ve seen hotter days this year than week 36. Getting out of a hot shower and feeling equally wet fifteen minutes later.

What Pride means to me in 2023

Saturday, July 22, 2023 Nienke, Mehdi, an anonymous friend, and I attend the annual Pride March. It’s the city’s first two-week Pride festival in Amsterdam, each week organized by a different organization.

Dear Nienke, you should have a website

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Every time I embark on a journey towards a published post about why it’s good to have a website, I get lost in the reality of personal details.

Meeting Yana and DJ

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 What I love most about today’s snapshot is the despair I can see in Lemonade’s eyes even when her entire body is a background blur.

A very Mathilde visit

Saturday, April 8, 2023 Much like last year, I’m so excited for Mathilde to visit our house that I get a headache just thinking about it.

A phone call with an old friend

Thursday, March 16, 2023 Happiness today is the ease with which the nun gives me his phone number. Paul is an old friend, or really an old friend of my ex, and we haven’t spoken in eight years.

Walking with Annelie

Thursday, February 2, 2023 Walking with Annelie is coffee indoors today. We’ve told each other we need to go on more walks. She asks if we should dress warmly for the cold, wet park, or if we should just grab a table inside.

Week 15: Ironic

Sunday, April 17, 2022 Brushing my teeth on Friday morning, I think about the weekend ahead, secretly complaining that my social engagements will keep me from getting the rest I need.

Kind agents

Saturday, June 26, 2021 The weather is great, infection rates are down, and the Dutch government loosened Covid restrictions. Masks are no longer required in public indoor spaces.

Misanthropy anew

Saturday, August 11, 2012 My friend Paul is a very wise man. Last week, as he drove O. and me home after a morning of catching up at the house / workshop / gallery / former school building in which he dwells, he said: