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A collection of stories, scripts, and cultural dispatches from thirty years of a life lived unanchored. From the dirt roads of a 1970s reservation to the neon hum of the city limits.
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Shelter in Motion…Essays from a bohemian life.

Part memoir, part cultural critique, and entirely unscripted. Twenty-two essays that capture the spirit of a life lived in motion—and the shelters we build out of stories along the way.

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A close-up shot of an open laptop resting on a stone ledge. The screen shows a screenplay formatted in Final Draft software. A small spiral notepad is stacked on the keyboard, with a blurred natural background of trees and a park.

The King’s Basketball

Short Story & Screenplay in Development

The Evolution: Following its success as a short story, this piece is currently being adapted for the screen. Development is supported by the Sundance Collab program and the Colgate Writers Conference, under the mentorship of playwright Kyle Bass.

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A vintage black-and-white grain photograph of a historic baseball team posed in two rows on a field. The players wear period-accurate uniforms and caps, with wooden bats and catcher’s gear resting on the grass in the foreground.

What I Learned About Life, I Learned From Baseball

“When I was six years old, I first heard the magic of a hickory stick smacking a round cork and rubber, leather-covered ball. Over fifty years later, this sound still brings tears to my eyes.”

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A weathered, vintage teal motel sign stands tall against a clear blue sky in a desolate landscape. The rusted metal letters and empty sign frame overlook a barren roadside with a wooden fence and distant industrial buildings.

No Good Story Ever Started With A Hotel Rated 10

“The street was a gallery of urban decay: boarded-up buildings, weeds pushing through sidewalk cracks, and a Subway Sandwich Shop with bars on the windows announcing it was, indeed, “Open.”

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Author Heather Jacks sitting confidently on the roof of a customized black and green bus named Bubba. She wears sunglasses and black boots, perched above the windshield against a clear blue sky, capturing the spirit of nomadic life and independence.

Rusting From The Inside Out

“Bubba was a 1989 Ford Econoline E-350, and I met him in Nashville, Tennessee, on a humid Thursday afternoon. If he had been human, this would have been his midlife—the years when bodies settle into a comfortable sag.”

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A soulful portrait of musician Keaton Simons with his guitar, capturing the essence of an artist at the intersection of rock, blues, and storytelling.

Keaton Simons: White Boy with Soul

“100% Singer/Songwriter. Well, almost. Throw in a little funk, some soulful blues undertones, wrap it in powerful lyrics, and dip it in a raw sensuality: That’s Keaton Simons.”

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Notes In Motion

A weekly letter about life on the move and the stories we tell along the way.

I have spent thirty years living in unconventional spaces—from sailboats to school buses. Now, I’m navigating the road between the desert and the coast, a book launch, and a screenplay. Join me for a weekly dispatch on culture, cinema, and the art of staying in motion.