Welcome to My Substack!

This is my personal and career-spanning time capsule. In it, I will place new and archival writings, photos, videos, 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:

Memoir: (Coming Soon)
Chapters and sketches from my personal memoirs.

Journal: My ongoing personal journal.

DRIVE Revisited: (Coming Soon)
An in-depth exploration of the original award-winning documentary film and its three-season series on Fuel TV.

Scrapbook: These stories are paired with a curated collection of more than 200 photographs—including magazine clippings, candid snapshots, and treasured mementos—collected over four decades of skateboarding.

Skateboard Poems: (Coming Soon)
Who writes skateboard poems? I do.

Notebook: Here, I’ll share additional writings, news updates, photos, and videos.

Skate. Create. Enjoy!

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Welcome! This is my personal and career-spanning time capsule—a place for my writings, videos, photos, and more. Skate. Create. Enjoy!

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