Writing
Alongside the songs, I write essays about songwriting, fatherhood, old houses, shows, and the ideas that won’t let go. Some pieces are practical, some reflective, but all of them connect back to the music.
The full archive lives on Substack, where new pieces are sent out a few times a month.
A few places to start…
If you’re new here, these pieces are a good entry point.
1) Why I’m Releasing Live Acoustic Videos
About restraint, documentation, and letting songs exist before they’re finished.
For years I’ve been recording my gigs, usually with just a phone for video and a feed from the mixer for audio. At first it was just a way to check myself, to figure out what felt right or wrong in a set. No science, no numbers — just going with the vibe.
Most of the gigs I play these days are close to home — bar and restaurant shows where the music is more of a backdrop than the main event. Low pressure, low interaction. But even in those rooms, I’ve been playing a lot of songs that never found their way onto an album. I thought: why not give them a place to live? Maybe one day I’ll gather them into a record, but for now, they’re going straight into the world, one Thursday at a time.
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2) Everything Is Changing
A song, a friendship, and what happens when conversation becomes impossible.
This week’s video is an original called “Everything Is Changing.”
I wrote it a few years back, thinking about someone I used to have long, thoughtful conversations with. We didn’t see eye to eye (he leaned more conservative, I leaned more liberal) but we could talk about things. We’d debate, listen, and still be on good terms at the end of the night. Somewhere along the way, that stopped being possible.
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3) Why I’m Trying to Build This Slowly
A reflection on independence, attention, and choosing a pace that can last.
Last year, I tried something simple and a little scary: consistency.
For thirteen weeks, I put a song into the world every week. Originals and covers. Some landed, some disappeared quietly, some surprised me by finding people I’ll probably never meet. Covers, especially, seemed to travel farther than the originals. That taught me something important. Not everything is about being heard immediately. Sometimes it’s about opening a door and leaving it unlocked.
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