Captain's Trove

trove; ˈtrōv (noun): a valuable collection

“…if you don’t live, you have nothing to write about.” Maynard James Keenan

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  • Stereotypical New Year’s Blog Post | 2026

    If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s to choose consistency over certainty, and to hold frustration with much more compassion than resistance. This year didn’t teach me how to fix… Read more ⇢

  • Intention v. Expectation

    A lesson I’ve been consistently learning, trying to navigate through, teach and explain to others, is the distinction between intention and expectation; a very fine line of purpose and outcome… Read more ⇢

  • College

    Today is the day that I submitted my very last college paper to be over-analyzed by a professor I have never directly talked to. As a matter of fact, I… Read more ⇢

  • Quiet the Noise

    A had a realization hit me right in the mouth recently. Writer’s block – we approach the wall when we know writing will help but can’t seem to narrow down… Read more ⇢

  • Güera

    When people find out that I’m half Mexican, they typically follow-up with – Do you speak Spanish? I don’t like the answer because well, No. But I really wish I… Read more ⇢

  • Food Drama

    For well over a decade, I have been dealing with relentless digestive issues that seemed to have no clear cause. Countless visits with doctors, specialists, too many procedures to count,… Read more ⇢

  • Check Yourself

    Are you the type of person who sees someone – whether online or in the wild – do or create something that you admire so deeply and feel an intense… Read more ⇢

  • The Irish Goodbye

    The other night, my sister made a comment saying that I’ve had many different personalities throughout my life so far. This made me sad because what she doesn’t realize is… Read more ⇢

  • A Prison Debrief

    After I hold a session in the prison or juvenile hall, I try to I make an effort to debrief the experience with myself. Being in a heavy setting for… Read more ⇢

  • Write Like No One’s Going to Read it

    Current music fixation: 90s/early 2000s – Dido, Candlebox, Audioslave, Pearl Jam, Fiona Apple Book I’m reading: The Perfect Son by Freida McFadden  Thank you all for being a part of… Read more ⇢

Read more: Stereotypical New Year’s Blog Post | 2026