The work collected here grows out of a long-standing interest in how people build lives that can be sustained over time. Some projects are active, some are paused, and some are still taking shape. Not all of them are fully formed, and not all of them are meant to be.
What connects them is a shared concern with how people live within real constraints—personal, social, economic, and structural—and how meaning, responsibility, and community are negotiated inside those limits.
Sustainable Lives
Sustainable Lives is the idea that ties this work together. It’s not a single project or program, but a lens through which I think about work, community, and daily life.
Here, sustainability is not only environmental or economic. It also refers to what people can realistically carry over time—emotionally, practically, and ethically. The projects on this page explore that question in different ways and at different scales.
Types of work
The projects gathered here include:
- community-oriented ideas and spaces
- program- and systems-adjacent work
- writing and long-term inquiry
- exploratory projects that may change or pause as conditions change
Some of these projects are grounded in past work and experience. Others are forward-looking. All of them are shaped by attention to context rather than abstraction.
How this page is meant to be used
This page serves as a map rather than a record. It names the areas of work and how they relate to one another, without attempting to document every step or outcome.
In some cases, related writing is linked alongside projects to show how ideas developed or were tested. In other cases, projects stand on their own.
A note on status
Not all projects are active at the same time. Pausing, revising, or letting work evolve is part of the process rather than a failure of it. This page reflects that reality.
Utica Transportation LLC (2012-2015)
SLGC Coaching and Consulting (2025)
Conversations Cafe (Working Project 2026?)