Welcome to My Substack!

This is my personal and career-spanning time capsule. In it, I will place new and archival writings, photos, videos, music, and other mementos from all the different seasons and chapters of my life on and off the board.

Why subscribe?

Becoming a paid subscriber supports my writing and creative work. My intention is to slow things down and work at a comfortable pace—creating quality posts with care. Writing is a source of joy and expression for me. Though I take a disciplined approach, I steer clear of obligations, expectations, and the ever-changing demands of best practices. I write for personal satisfaction, for the sake of writing itself. If there are lulls between posts, it’s not because I’m not working—it’s because I am. Thanks for your support!

What I’ll be publishing:

Des Moines River Journal: This is my ongoing personal journal.

Boy V! Archive: These stories relate to a collection of over 200 photographs, including magazine tears, snapshots, and mementos, that I have collected throughout forty-one years of skateboarding and fifty-five years of life.

Notebook: This is where I will place other writings, news, photos, and videos.

About Me

I’m a writer, skateboarder, and musician. I began writing when I was eight, started skateboarding at fourteen, and joined my first band at fifteen. I met my wife, Ann, when we were eighteen, and we married at twenty-one. Our daughter Emily was born when we were twenty-two, followed by our daughter Lucy when we were thirty-one.

I live in Des Moines, Iowa, with Ann and our French bulldogs, Bentley and Dozer. When I’m not writing, skateboarding, or playing music, I enjoy riding my bike, hiking in the woods, birdwatching, and playing with the dogs.

Skate. Create. Enjoy!