Miscellanea is prose on earnest living and making art, from the porch of a photographer in New Orleans — a home for questions, critique, and curiosities. Come here for pictorials, profiles, and ponderings. Let’s grow together!

A few years back, I (Michael) found myself with lots of time and little to say — with an itching intuition that the challenges I faced would best be approached as opportunities for expression.

The nature of life is transformative, and all of our varying interests and creative works inform our experience of growth and change. Miscellanea is where I attempt to distill these interactions, hoping that we can all share in the findings.

To get an idea of what it’s like to receive this in your inbox, feel free to read a couple of my favorite issues:

• Give it a push (on moving and hope)

• God is a gutter ball (in praise of doubt)

NEW AT MISCELLANEA: NOW AND AGAIN

In June 2023 I introduced something simple — Now and Again is a weekly pictorial with one rule: the photos must be from the past week. As a subscriber to Miscellanea you’ll be getting the usual prose-forward pieces, with photos and links interspersed. But now, in addition to those pieces, you’ll be receiving a fresh batch of photos every week. I hope you enjoy.

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”Your words here often replenish me on days when my spirit is parched.”

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“That pleasant surprise that arrives in your inbox and reminds you to pause, and see that life is much more beautiful and expansive than we might think…Michael is methodical, witty and faithful to send you some whimsy when you least expect it.”

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