Writing has always been an outlet of mine and this is the channel through which I share it with others.
Grafted
For thousands of years, there’s really only been one way to grow a tree; seed and soil meet under the right conditions, set root, and grow over many years into beautiful natural works of highly functional art. Today, across the broad scope of the $100 Billion landscaping industry, buying, moving, and transplanting a 25-year-old ash tree from one coast of Long Island to another would set you back roughly $20,000. A relatively small price to…
Keep readingThe Slow Death of the American Gentleman
“I know I can talk a lot and have a shit ton of advice you’ll probably never listen to” I told him “but if there is one thing I can tell you that I hope you take away from me, it’s that the demand for a gentleman will never go away.” I was talking to my little cousin, who at the age of sixteen was one of the best dressed men at the wedding we…
Keep readingPlaying with Fire
One Friday, in early November, I was in eastern Long Island for the night, sitting beside some of my closest friends in front of a fire I had put together; simply enjoying the silence among us as we gazed at the dancing flames. Around two o’clock in the morning, after tending to the fire for a few hours, it dawned on me that despite my undying love for fire, I have never really written anything about…
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The Chronicles of Stam 