Author: Tommy

It’s odd to me sometimes just how unobtrusive a powerful beginning can be. This Eating Adverbs book project for instance, started with a simple ten-minute Zoom call with the publisher. There was nothing planned, nothing formed, no clear idea if I even had the capacity to write a book. We just chatted about my fascination […]

Writing Eating Adverbs has been (and continues to be) one of the most emotionally intense creative journeys of my life. Some days I swing from joy to overwhelm before I’ve even finished my coffee. But through it all, I’ve stayed grounded in one truth: this book matters. This week, I have focused on five special adverbs […]

If you have been here from the beginning, you will realize that I skipped a week on this newsletter. I could tell you that it was due to a ridiculously busy schedule – which is actually true. But, honestly, it was due to a “crash and burn” moment I had in relation to this project. […]

This week, I’ve been thinking about what it means to live in a way that quietly affirms possibility. Not by teaching, not by persuading, but simply by being. By showing what’s possible through presence, rhythm, and truth. A reader wrote to me after last week’s newsletter and said:  “Do you realize just how many people you’re […]

This week I moved a pile, cried over a chapter, counted my blessings, and built a camera rig out of an ironing board and two wine chillers. The usual. TIME In Part One of Eating Adverbs, I explore the emotional progression of time: how we move from later, to soon, to now. It’s not always […]

Welcome to The Adverbial Life, a space for anyone curious about thriving solo, embracing independence, and savoring life on their own terms.  Drawn from my book Eating Adverbs – part memoir, part mischief, part practical guide, coming May 2026 – this reflection explores how language, especially adverbs, helps us name the invisible and live with […]