Postcard 015 - Together
The past few days were overwhelming in the best way. This is the second year in a row that I've celebrated my birthday by getting a group of my closest...
Postcard 014 - A Selfie
I rarely enjoy being in front of the camera. That isn't to say I don't like pictures of myself, but I think that in many parts of my life I prefer being a...
Postcard 013 - Blur
"How are we already in August?" I've probably asked that question a dozen times over the last few days, slowly coming to grips with where we are in the...
Postcard 012 - The Warmth of People
In a number of previous posts/essays/newsletters that are public, I've mentioned how much I attribute the best things in my life to being in good orbits —...
Postcard 011 - Crossing Paths
I've misjudged the length of New York City blocks enough times in my life that my plan when I'm walking to meet a friend is to arrive about 15 minutes early....
Postcard 010 - Night Lights
Yes, this is the view from my bed. I'm about three months into living in my new space, though I've spent less than half of that time actually in this bed due...
Postcard 009 - Reflections
Over the last year and change, I've spent a lot of time examining myself and the way I move through the world. The initial period was mostly watching —...
Postcard 008 - Fall Layers
It's easy to love the Pacific Northwest in the summer. (Heck, it's probably easy to love most places in the summer, save New York City, which is a swampy...
Postcard 007 - Bainbridge Island Ferry
Continuing on our ferry theme, I found this image from late March on a trip to Bainbridge Island with some friends. Looking at it, my fingers started to...
Postcard 006 - Lens Blades
One of the joys of being back in Seattle after so long in San Francisco is revisiting many of the places I visited at earlier points in my life, but seeing...
Postcard 005 - New York
This is what New York always feels like to me. No matter how long I'm in the city and no matter how much I space things out, the entire trip is a blur. But...
Postcard 004 - True Hospitality
In a MAEKAN briefing intro last November, I wrote the following about reacquainting myself with Seattle restaurants: “I’ve become a regular at a nearby...
Postcard 003 - Shared Spaces
I had the pleasure and the privilege of moving one of my best friends from Austin to Los Angeles earlier this summer, a trip from which I'm sure you'll see...
Postcard 002 - Diving Boards
I've always loved water, though I've never been a great swimmer. I grew up with really bad asthma, so breathing, especially when it came to exercise, was...
Postcard 001 - Walking
Click the image to see it at full resolution. Walking has always been a regular activity in my family. I'm not sure when it started, and it's probably...