You defended your life from the thing that almost destroyed you. Good. But defense was never the destination. The healing is on the other side of the crossing you've been avoiding. New letter: open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

There is a story running underneath your life. You didn't write it — something happened and it wrote itself. Something extra this week: a Gene Wolfe short story, a scene I wrote in his voice, and an invitation inward. open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

Some wounds don't heal because we've made them useful. New letter: You Were Wronged → open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

Fleeing, we feel the fang of years. New letter: "For The Dawn." The most honest thing I've written about why I'm here. olzerowicz.substack.com/p/for-the-da...

Episode 1 of The Quiet Ascent is live. My guest is Michael Henderson — he built digital worlds for millions, then walked away to build something entirely his own. Creation, distraction, and what it costs to keep going. youtu.be/ZvGYfxu8Twc

When we speak to a friend, we may upset them. We may confuse them. We may thrill or warm them - bore or tire them. Friends make for unreliable listeners because they bring their humanity to the table. open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

Dear Friend, You have dialed in a comfortable way of living, and I know you have worked hard for it. You have won a lifestyle that princes could but dream of! Yet despite all these comforts, you are deeply unsatisfied... Full letter: open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

Two years since quitting, looking back on what video games did for me for over 20 years. youtu.be/OgDRbjz4uOE

But harken, friend. For words are not mere instruments - tools - weapons. They are the mind’s grip. And it would be wise to beware easy words. For they invite in something that is other and that does not know you. Read the full letter: open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

A beginning. youtu.be/jxAF8Pdfd1k

Dear Friend, There is something about this connected world that leads us astray. That turns us into animals. You have seen it in others and judged them rightly for it. Now be honest! You think you are better than them... Read the full letter: open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

Let us not use words like hammers. A small letter on giving them as gifts instead. open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

Rise and shine. youtu.be/QYLUzxlXkBA

Sharing how an unexpected diagnosis set me on a four year journey towards a new life - of my own making. youtu.be/bR9gQ327Q8I?...

Today it begins. open.substack.com/pub/olzerowi...

I am back. twitch.tv/olzerowicz

It all goes on. We sense our doom in the mail, in the alarm clock, in a glance. But no matter what we say or choose, it all goes on.

Remember when you wanted exactly what you have now?

Extra, Extra! The Seattle Chapter has some news!

Join us for rehearsal -- and afterglow -- sometime! #BarbershopHarmony

My barbershop quartet got a shout-out in today's New York Times crossword! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/c...