About

I’m Joseph.

I write. Make movies. Tell stories. Shoot photographs. Explore for pretty things, pretty places, pretty people in the Pacific Northwest. Split my time between sitting in front of a computer* and tromping the forests and mountains. And also…

…I co-teach our four kids, along with my beautiful bride Countess Becca, and a public homelink program a long drive away.

We are…

…a pretty mess of people playing loud music, exploring forests, and living big in little ways.

I write about…

…raising children, being raised by children, music, relationships, family, hiking, schooling and education, history, and the creative process. Oh, and anything else I feel like.

*I am founder and creative director for Very Long Media, a media production company.

Other words and phrases I like to sneak in as taglines, mission statements, or simply words to describe what interests and excites me. 🥰

the pursuit of truth, beauty, and the mysterious.

a pretty mess by this one family.

loud music and foggy forests

a blog (and site) about raising children, growing relationships, and creating meaning.

learning the art of endless thinking exploring discovery & imagination as a family