Sometimes the places we want to escape to don’t exist. This is a reflection on isolation, sobriety, honesty, and learning to live with the version of yourself that made it through.
Tag: Personal Growth
Reclaiming the Past Without Living in It
Life after loss isn’t about erasing the past—it’s about reclaiming the parts that still matter and choosing what comes forward with you.
Gardening in the Wasteland
After two weeks of Fasnacht in Fallout 76, exhaustion set in—but so did reflection. From cryptids and Appalachian folklore to gardening, grief, and learning to give yourself grace, this is a meditation on finding balance between the digital wasteland and the real world.
Fallout, the Ghoul, and the Art of Calling Bullshit
Why The Ghoul from Fallout resonates so deeply with me—and what honest discourse, boundaries, and calling bullshit have to do with survival in a polarized world.