instagram live w brad klausman
in march 2023 i did an instagram live with brad klausman about
tot ripman
divorcing religion - janice selbie × tot
conversation with janice selbie on divorcing religion - adoptee grief, leaving ministry, and rebuilding without fear (video)
dominionated: quick before it melts 028 - “future thinker” featured
dominionated’s jim di gioia included “future thinker” on the feb 28, 2023 quick before it melts playlist.
underground church
a youth-group “game” designed to teach loyalty through fear. not play. it was training.
adoptee remembrance day (2022)
a short note for adoptee remembrance day 2022, with a content note and resources.
religion news service - adoptee remembrance day
rns covered adoptee remembrance day and why many adoptees push back on glossy, spiritualized adoption narratives. i’m quoted on voice, language, and why this day matters.
my gay church days - season 2 premiere
george azar invited me to open season 2 of my gay church days. we ended up talking adoption, ministry, leaving faith, queerness, and the songs that turned into second half.
telegraph-journal (2022)
a 2022 telegraph-journal feature on my album second half — about leaving ministry, rebuilding, and turning that story into songs.
room to thrive on second half: a track-by-track read
brian at room to thrive did a story-by-story review of second half. these are the pulls i saved, with credit.
future thinker - song story
written in a windowless basement, dreaming up a future with beck. the acoustic 2022 version grew into the spacious album cut on second half
second half - album
11 songs from the “second half” of my life - leaving church, finding myself, and queer joy. stream, read the notes, and subscribe.
conditional “freedom” isn’t freedom
why the “you’re free to do X” script isn’t freedom: lawmaking, supremacy, and conditional love.