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Bikepacking C&O canal path by Forest Woodward

July 29, 2021

The Old Bike-In-A-Bag Trick

photo of colorful pocket notebooks

June 17, 2021

Surely These Notebooks Will Help Me Create Amazing Things

ESSAYS
HUMOR

semi-rad chart: day vs night

May 20, 2021

Getting Up Early: An Ode, A Lament

ESSAYS
HUMOR

semi-rad chart: the fun parts of doing a thing

April 22, 2021

The Joy Of Planning Trips I’ll Never Take

drawing of hand marked "fast" handing a baton to a hand marked "far"

April 8, 2021

Going Fast, Going Far

I hate running

February 25, 2021

I Hate Running

hand-drawn "practice maximum enthusiasm" sweatshirt

December 30, 2020

Make 2021 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm

hand-drawn two-star review of online ratings title

October 15, 2020

The Life-Changing Magic Of Ignoring The Ratings

photo of a happy dog on a walk

September 24, 2020

The Dog’s Guide To Being Present

DOGS
ESSAYS

hand drawn chart showing two interpretations of life

August 27, 2020

The Loop Routes That Don’t Show Up On The Map

hand-drawn line chart comparing dealing with my shit vs distracting myself with some other shit

July 9, 2020

A Psychologist Rates The Strategies I Use To Deal With Stress And Anxiety

handwritten title: Weren't We Lucky

June 18, 2020

Weren’t We Lucky

handwritten text

June 4, 2020

Why We Can Still Listen To “What’s Going On” 50 Years Later

handwritten title box: Zen And The Act Of Washing Dishes

May 21, 2020

Zen And The Act Of Washing Dishes

handwritten title: How to win when there's no finish line

May 7, 2020

How To Win When There’s No Finish Line

ESSAYS

hand-drawn title box reading "An illustrated story about anxiety"

April 23, 2020

An Illustrated Story About Anxiety

drawing of two possible results of a bicycle jump: glory, and comedy

March 19, 2020

A Bicycle Crash

February 13, 2020

How To Show Up

ESSAYS

drawing of a sweatshirt reading "practice maximum enthusiasm"

December 26, 2019

Make 2020 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm

November 21, 2019

Choose Wonder

April 25, 2019

Remember When We Were Young?

March 27, 2019

Morning Rituals For The Reasonably Productive And Moderately Successful

drawing of ski boots with wings

March 21, 2019

Ski Boots Are Ridiculous, Long Live Ski Boots

drawn graph showing how much less things suck with a friend along

March 14, 2019

Yes, A Friend Can Make Miserable Things Less Miserable

drawing of brendan leonard writing on a laptop

February 14, 2019

Lessons From Eight Years Of Writing An Adventure Blog

chart showing the upward trend in distraction and the downward trend in actually thinking

January 24, 2019

Experience The Joy of Not Bringing The Noise

ESSAYS

drawing of a sweatshirt that says "practice maximum enthusiasm"

December 27, 2018

Make 2019 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm