This is an image of a hand-drawn, three-tiered birthday cake sitting on a round serving plate. Each tier is decorated with different icing patterns, including dots, scalloped lines, and large rounded frosting dollops that circle each layer. At the top of the cake is a large candle shaped like the number 40, indicating a 40th birthday celebration. The drawing is simple and whimsical, using bold black lines with no colour or shading, giving it a playful, cartoon-like appearance.

40 for 40

April 5, 20256 Comments

40 lessons from 40 years of life, shared in 490 words on The Davis Daily.

A simple, black-and-white line drawing featuring two characters side by side. On the left is a character resembling Cousin Itt from The Addams Family. He is drawn as a tall, column-shaped figure entirely covered in long, wavy hair that flows from the top of his head to his feet. He wears a small round hat and glasses that sit over his hair, the only elements distinguishing his face. To the right is a cartoon-like girl with flowing hair that extends outward in large, rounded curls, taking up most of her figure. Her face is small and centred within her hair, with closed eyes and a gentle, content expression. The waves of her hair mirror Cousin Itt’s, creating a visual connection between the two characters.

It gets hairy: the truth of true love

November 6, 20241 Comment

What Hollywood and Disney don’t tell you about true love. In 426 words on The Davis Daily.

This image is a hand-drawn illustration of a blackbird in mid-flight. The bird has its wings spread wide, as though gliding through the air. The bird's body is primarily shaded in black, with hints of subtle red and yellow highlights visible on the underwing. The bird's eye is small but clearly defined, and its beak is thin and slightly curved. The pose of the blackbird suggests a graceful motion, as if it’s soaring effortlessly through the sky.

For Mom

October 30, 2024October 30, 20245 Comments

A 565 word memorial of Jacqueline Jane Davis and the life lessons she left behind.

The thing about elephant ropes

October 16, 20247 Comments

How to unlearn learned helplessness: three true tales of self-limiting beliefs In 999 words on The Davis Daily.

Some the most important life lessons are taught through failure.

I was Expelled from High School: the TSN Turning Point of my Life

January 20, 2021March 11, 20232 Comments

What if I said being kicked out of high school was the best thing that has ever happened to me? Some would be embarrassed to reveal such a skeleton in their closest – and rightly so – but I bare those bones like a badge of honour. My expulsion was the catalyst to this journey … Continue reading I was Expelled from High School: the TSN Turning Point of my Life

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