Creative Control

Miscellaneous Mental Musings of an Emerging Artist

Category Archives: Fatherhood

On your next year.

“It’s been awhile since I’ve written a letter like this to you…”

January 22, 2025 · Leave a comment

Lonely Roads and Lacking Integrity.

I need to say something about JD Vance.

September 17, 2024 · Leave a comment

The Casino of Constant Screaming.

We have built our society in the valley of a roulette wheel.

March 27, 2023 · Leave a comment

Walls, Floors, Emotional Ceilings.

“This is today. Tomorrow may be different.”

April 21, 2020 · Leave a comment

Little victories; temporary defeats.

“Watching my son play soccer is one of the few unconditional joys I have in my life, and I am very careful with words like ‘joy’ and ‘unconditional.'”

April 12, 2020 · Leave a comment

“Territory.”

An unproduced play for young actors, on the powers of imagination and collaboration.

March 20, 2020 · Leave a comment

Bedtime histories.

“The third question he asked…”

January 7, 2020 · Leave a comment

Differences and indifference.

“This time the discussion seems to move on from the tragedy so quickly that I wonder if there’s something wrong with me for continuing to dwell on it less than a week later.”

August 2, 2019 · Leave a comment

Modes, Medians, and Meanness.

“Let me make sure I understand this correctly.”

July 16, 2019 · Leave a comment

“Personal Baggage.”

“And this, too, is America.”

July 4, 2019 · Leave a comment