The Films Mr. Holmes, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Sherlock Holmes, Without a Clue, The Great Mouse Detective, Young Sherlock Holmes, Murder by Decree, Sherlock Holmes Faces Death, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes I spend a lot of time thinking about…

I really should not be allowed to watch documentary films. I can think of countless films that forced me to climb a new soapbox and preach. From human trafficking to protecting dolphins in Japan, these films have a way of exciting a dormant passion living within me. This passion has…

No one is immune to fear. Fear is an innate part of the human condition; an evolutionary gift meant to ensure our survival. Even the strongest person you know possesses a fear that shakes them to their core. For some, this fear manifests itself when peering over a ledge. For…

Two unique lives sharing a space in time. Countless milestones and victories celebrated together. My first steps on this planet. You begin a brand-new job and an opportunity to provide for your family. My first words were spoken with hurried excitement. You welcome two more sons into our home. My…

A year ago, I published an essay called “214 lb. Nathan.” With a tap of the enter key, I publicly confessed some challenges I had been wrestling with concerning my weight, body image, and plans for correcting the course of the ship. Your response to that essay was overwhelmingly positive…

At 38-years-old, I find myself standing in a moment of time. Knocking on the door of a mid-life crisis, I am wrestling with my mortality. In a rush of emotion, this life feels so fleeting and finite. As a child, I felt as if I might live forever. …

I wholeheartedly reject the tyranny of the expected. I have typed these words before. I have said them to friends and colleagues. They have hung in the air and existed on the web for anyone to find. They are a mission statement for my life. These words define so much…

My infatuation with Seattle began at an early age. I am a child of the 90s, and in the 90s Seattle was experiencing a cultural moment. Music, movies, clothes, technology, and the boundless beauty of the Pacific Northwest filled our screens and lured an endless sea of people westward. As…