Author Archives: Ragged

The Plateau: Social Media

“Many a hand has scaled the grand old face of the plateau. Some belong to strangers and some to folks you know…” “Plateau” by The Meat Puppets, Meat Puppets II Social media has become much more than it was ever meant to be, and to that end – it’s a problem. What was supposed toContinue reading “The Plateau: Social Media”

In Brief: Branding

In my real life, I engineer content – strategically – in order to create awareness for a brand or a brand’s endeavour. I work with companies to map out their journey by getting their widget and their message out in front of the crowd to help them take critical steps towards their success. So, IContinue reading “In Brief: Branding”

Fiddleheads (or lack there of…)

There’s a few specific areas on the mountain where you’re guaranteed to find your fill of fiddleheads this time of year. They pop up from beneath the leaves under the canopies about three weeks after the peepers make their presence known. I say this with confidence as I’ve been harvesting fiddleheads this time of year,Continue reading “Fiddleheads (or lack there of…)”

An Unavoidable Pile Of Breadcrumbs

The universe is so vast that it’s incredible that anything connects – let alone if multiple things connect. But they do. These connections are breadcrumbs; coincidences that capture our attention and set us on a path – consciously or subconsciously. Tacitly, we’re drawn to it – this ethereal concept – and in some cases itContinue reading “An Unavoidable Pile Of Breadcrumbs”

Save Some Light For Me | 3.28.21

In my dreamsI visit familiar housesjust to hear familiar voices. I see things likerocks and treestaking over dining roomswith too many doorways… And small scaletechnical TV’swith lizards livingbehind their screens. I talk to peoplesitting inside wallsKnitting.We talk aboutbaseball gamesthey watched onthose reptile TV’s. People without facesthat would havefamiliar faces.If they had faces. Their eyes outContinue reading “Save Some Light For Me | 3.28.21”

Minding My P’s & Q’s

For Penny & Quinn You’re growing up in a world that’s just starting to understand the importance of equality; but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be a man out there who tries to establish dominance over you. It’s an antiquated dichotomy that seemed appealing in old movies, but never in real life. Submission isn’tContinue reading “Minding My P’s & Q’s”

Thanks, Doc…

Somewhere in 2001, I became an unofficial line coach for “The Vagina Monologues”. I can’t tell you if I was asked to take on the role as a challenge or as a building block to an unavoidable friendship, but I knew I had to accept it, and take it seriously – because it meant somethingContinue reading “Thanks, Doc…”

.. And I Will Be Your Rainbow

For Penny When my daughter was in Kindergarten her mother and I went to our first ever parent teacher conference. Everything was on par – she talks, she colors, she contributes, she’s five. And then it got weird. The teacher told us she was very concerned about Penny because she really enjoyed talking about herContinue reading “.. And I Will Be Your Rainbow”