The person behind the words, the notebooks, and the cold brew.
I'm a writer, former journalist, and chronic notebook-buyer based in Portland, Oregon. The Margin is where I think out loud — about creativity, slow living, the books I can't stop recommending, and the ideas that refuse to leave me alone at 2am.
I spent a decade writing for newspapers and magazines before I realized I wanted to write for myself. Not for clicks, not for algorithms — just to think more clearly and share what I find along the way.
The name comes from the margins of books: those little scribbled notes that are often more honest than anything in the main text. That's what this blog is — the margin notes of a life spent paying attention.
Creativity — the process, the blocks, the breakthroughs, and everything in between. I'm fascinated by how people make things and why it matters.
Slow Living — a pushback against the cult of busyness. I believe in doing fewer things better, and I write about what that looks like in practice.
Reading & Ideas — books I love, ideas I'm wrestling with, and the occasional essay that changed how I see something.
Tools & Process — notebooks, pens, apps, and systems. Not as productivity hacks, but as extensions of how we think.
I read every message. Whether you want to say hello, disagree with something I wrote, or just share a book recommendation — drop me a line. I'm slow to reply but I always do.