A year back in the Bluegrass, what I've been doing instead of a career, and where Creative Recess goes next.

Precarious pedestals distort how we see leaders. From Olympic flame-outs to political platforms, symbolic elevation can mask structural fragility. What if the crisis isn’t personality—but architecture...

Play with purpose. Lead with possibility.

Today is my soberversary — a quiet threshold, a return to myself, and the beginning of Creative Recess 2.0. Sobriety didn’t just pull me out of old patterns; it restored my imagination. This is Day On...

Reflections and reconnections from Creative Recess

On this Juneteenth, I pause in recognition of the profound legacy of Black freedom, resistance, and imagination. As I reflect on personal liberation through sobriety, I honor the ongoing struggles and...

This is The Possibility Pages, a brand new site by KP Williams that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe in the meantime if you'd like to stay up t...

I am often struck by the misconception that HIV stigma is vastly diminished, writes blogger and former N.Y. Senator Tom Duane.

Artist Tourmaline writes about the freedom dreams of Marsha P. Johnson—and how young people are carrying them forward.