happy may to all. it’s hot and super dry here, it’s rained maybe two times in the last month! i did take advantage of the sunny weather by going outside a ton and spending earth day kayaking on one of my favorite rivers. the heat is persistent but things keep rolling, so please read what you would like and leave the rest.

⋆☁︎｡ submit to ANTi zine ⋆☾⋆

DEADLINE EXTENDED!! - SUBMIT BY MAY 8

ANTi zine is now accepting submissions for our next issue: all about LIMITATIONS.

the zine will be published in may 2026. the deadline to submit is 11:59p.m. on FRIDAY MAY 8.

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⋆☁︎｡ web updates ⋆☾⋆

my short essay “an ode to pine flatwoods” can be read by clicking here. it’s a quick read, and if you love or hate florida, i would love if you took some time to read it.

⋆｡ﾟ farm updates ⋆ ﾟ

my little garden is still stuck in pots because i haven’t had much free time, but i still got some produce out of my container plants! cucumbers and carrots included. homegrown cucumbers are actually tasty… in that way, they have a taste instead of just tasting like crunchy water! neither of these were bitter either, which sometimes i get from store bought cucumbers and carrots.

at Everoak farm, we have lots of zucchini and peaches! i probably harvested 200+ pounds of zucchini this last week. since we had so much, we were able to donate a big bin of it to people’s free kitchen here in orlando. thank you to all the food preppers at PFK!

☁︎｡⋆ misc updates ☾ ﾟ⋆

my art is for sale at framework coffee house in orlando. check out my little bin of goods if you make it over there! i will rotate what is in it through the year so let me know me know if there’s anything you wanna see.

i haven’t been drawing a ton but the other day i had a day off and stopped by a cafe to doodle with some new paint markers. i had fun with it - i had a quick pencil sketch of the face and chose to color it in, and did a quick drawing of the ketchup/catsup that was on someone else’s table. i hope to draw more this month, especially outside and distraction free.

⋆｡ﾟ march media roundup ⋆ ﾟ

reading:

My Altar of Rage by grief & grits

A little of this, a little of that by Janice Weiser

Using AI seperated me from myself by Carolyn Yoo

watching:

Girl Dad by joe cappa

My Mom Returns with Caleb Hearon

Cars are getting dumber by Drew Gooden

memes:

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everything i create is made without artificial intelligence. i am staunchly against AI, and will never use it to replace or ‘assist’ my creative process.