Welcome to my website

Where creativity meets responsibility. Here's how my values are upheld:

  1. Creative Integrity:

    • Words | Pictures Blog: Fully crafted by human creativity (unless otherwise noted), focusing on the natural world and our complex relationship with it. I am not an AI hater or doomsdayer, but let’s just say that we have dated and have decided to see other people. Yet, we remain cautious friends. More on this in future posts.

  2. Monetization:

    • Much of the Words | Pictures blog will be dually published on Substack without a paywall. They are not shy about asking for money. While I do not offer paid subscriber memberships, if you wish to offer a payment of any amount (think a busker’s open instrument case), Substack offers a method of payment, which will be greatly appreciated, but certainly not required.

    • Novels and other selected works will be available for free in serialized installments on this website. The complete books will be offered for sale in eBook or hardcopy. Audiobook formats will come at some point.

    • All original photography as it is published will be for sale in the Gallery and Store. If you would like to support the work, buy a print. All printing, framing, and shipping are completed in a first class fashion by Artstorefronts and Bay Photo Lab.

    • I have thought a lot about the call to create, both the gift of the process and the gift to those who might appreciate the art. Those with the means to occasionally show their appreciation in monetary fashion, I will always be grateful. But for those who cannot afford additional costs in their lives, my desire is to create a platform where I can electronically share my creative work at no cost to the viewer and without incessant ads, pop-ups, payment reminders, and other things that annoy me a great deal. I am trying to create a platform that can support two of my core beliefs at once; art should be free and yet the artist should thrive.

  3. Shameless Virtue Signaling / Giving Back:

    I pledge 15% of net revenue generated from this website to the following charities:

    • Carbon180 - Carbon180 is “on a mission to design and champion equitable, science-based policies that bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale.”

    • Eden Reforestation Projects - Eden works alongside local communities “to restore and monitor over 241,150 hectares of land, thereby creating jobs to support the communities and environment in the long-term.”

    • First Nations Development Institute - Their mission is to “is to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. We invest in and create innovative institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities.”

    • Care - “For 78 years, CARE has led the way to a better life for the world’s most vulnerable people. This year, CARE and partners worked in 109 countries, reaching 167 million people through more than 1,600 projects.”

    • Alzheimer’s Association

  4. Commitment to Transparency:

    This platform stands on a foundation of transparency and ethical practices. I promise to maintain integrity in every piece of content and initiative I undertake.

Thank you for your support and trust.