The nature of life is transformative, and all of our varying interests and creative works inform our experience of growth and change.
Miscellanea, true to its name, is a distillation of these interactions — prose on earnest living, genuine questions, an assortment of curiosities.
Welcome to my homemade manifesto. My name is Michael, and I’ll be our guide on this from-scratch sojourn.
“Bees ransack flowers here and there, but then they make their own honey, which is entirely theirs and no longer thyme or marjoram.”
— Montaigne
When we allow ourselves to be inspired by not just our proximities but their constellations as well, we begin to see a bigger picture. Our world widens. Miraculously then, our trinkets and our totems gain an equity of spirit.
As a photographer, I deal in abstraction and paradox — with what seems apparent and what actually is.
Grant me this moment to share this perspective: of everyday beauty, of silver linings, and of that which glitters but is not gold.
What readers are saying
“Miscellanea finds the margins… I’m always looking for things that stretch my perspective, and they’re here in each issue.”
— Stephanie, an old friend’s wife
”Your words here often replenish me on days when my spirit is parched.”
— Patricia, my high school English teacher
“Best newsletter you’ll subscribe to.”
— Carter, a long-time Instagram buddy
“A thoughtful, pleasant pause in my day. I enjoy both the photography and writing and am prompted to reflect.”
— Taylor, a friend from college
“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.”
— Grace, yet another old friend’s wife
