Unearthing optimism, with a hammer, a shovel, or a pen. Telling the story of the people who come from coal through the art of mosaic.
Appalachian artist. Owner and Curator of The Ruins Project.
Substack Featured Publication.
What do plumbing and St. Benedict have in common? Me. Writing about ora et laboraโprayer and workโvocation, theology, philosophy, blue collar life, the trades, plumbing, technology, tools, culture, and more.
Reflections on the seasons, life in a rural place, fatherhood, and stewarding a neglected forest at the end of a dirt road.
A ledger of obscure travels, backwoods rambles, rough bivouacs, and cackling cartographies.
Slow Living for REAL life. A Radical Slow Living community for rebellious creatives + renegade entrepreneurs, thirsty for a slower life in a world obsessed with speed.