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I write about my life and experiences with family, music, love, and grief.

“Tell them, dear, that if eyes were made for seeing, then Beauty is its own excuse for being.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is my windshield. Join me to look out at the things that make my life go round. Music, food, roadside, wanders, cancer, eating low fodmap, antiques, architecture, family and friends, all from my home base in Champaign-Urbana.

Come on a listening journey with me as we explore my ever growing, ever eclectic, and ever genre and decade hopping personal playlist.

ONE PHOTOGRAPHER A DAY

Explore the world through my camera lens and experience my unforgettable travel experiences.

Adulthood is weird. Modern society feels unhinged sometimes. Let's navigate it together.

Stories from life-long music fan, one 'Stack at a time

Honeysuckle Walks is a literature, philosophy, and personal development blog that explores timeless musings on the nature of life.

I usually type about one page a day here on an old manual typewriter.

An exploration of making a life in and around music and art in the 21st century.

Adventures in the unseen world of photography.

Writing about Music and Pop Culture that spans the decades

"The only music podcast that matters."

Rock history written from a queer lens.

A weekly photography newsletter about inspiration and thoughts, interviews and projects

Humorous conversational writing about life and other absurdities

Everyday culture and found objects

A weekly newsletter for high-achieving moms who value having a meaningful career AND being an involved parent.

All things photography — with occasional thoughts on books, bikes, coffee, and travel.

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

"The best music history writing online!" says Mike Degen of "Deeg's Poems" on Substack. It's rock, records, and radio, as we go behind the scenes of my years in FM rock radio and the record biz in the '70s & '80s!

Daytalking, Nightwalking, Stargazing: Discovering Your Lifelong Passions

Storytelling about rock pop music and culture through decades of interviews, reviews, and feature stories, shaken in a blender. Might be Steely Dan, Dylan, Springsteen, Stevie Wonder. Might be Laura Nyro, Tori Amos, the Ramones.

For those looking for thoughtful writing on great music.

The Autotelic is where I put it all – writing, singing, anything I dream up — to chronicle and share about this wild, beautiful, and imperfect journey.

An Exvangelical reconstructing faith, by finding the fruit of the Spirit in culture, community, and conversations.

Hot takes on cool records.

Three old friends discuss the greatest albums ever

Your weekly guide to children's books, raising readers, and how to build a culture of reading in your home.

Digging into iconic and obscure rock albums with weekly podcasts, 'History of the Band' articles, and new music reviews

A curated newsletter for photography people