I make art. i make trouble. i write about both.

I've been a tattoo artist in Traverse City, Michigan for over twenty years, a musician even longer, a creator my whole life, and a community organizer long enough to know that none of those things are as different as they sound.

This site is where I'm putting it all together.

Sharing my writing, work, and activism isn’t about ego. It’s about empowering you to do your own work, inspire others, and fight back against a system that is increasingly hostile to the human experience, unless it can monetize you.