You might know me as a writer, musician, or minimalist, but by profession, I’m a college instructor, a teacher. I love teaching, always have and always will. However, my passion for my profession as a teacher has waned greatly throughout the pandemic. But it’s not just the pandemic to blame…

Here’s an example of what I’m writing on my new website. Short and simple essays about creativity, music, art, etc. This one is called: Risk In today’s world, we must be willing to take risks. Whether you decide to get the COVID-19 vaccine or not: risk. Your political stance and…

Night Sometimes, I wake up in the middle of the night with words and ideas running through my head. Sometimes, they’re just there, and other times they come in a dream. In both cases, they are so powerful that I have no choice but to write them down. Writing can be…

I’ve recently been making some changes online. I’m reducing my social media. I’m retiring four websites and replacing them with one new site, www.danstevenerickson.com. I’m editing my writing. I’m developing my writing skills and becoming a much more honest writer than I’ve ever been. I’m not dumb. I wasn’t born…

I’m making some life changes that have got me to thinking again about minimalism. First, I’m no stranger to the concept and the lifestyle. I blogged on the topic for five years at the all-but-dead blog, Hip Diggs. My experience blogging about minimalism led me to being one of its…

My new website is up and running. No, the site isn’t about minimalism, but the design is minimalist in nature. I chose a StudioPress theme with beautiful typography. I’m staying away from stock photography. I’m keeping things simple. And it’s not really a blog. Okay, it’s a little more bloggy…

You’ve all seen them. Most of us use them. Some even look pretty cool: stock photography. But as I develop a my new website, danstevenerickson.com, I’m going to swear off stock photos for good. I’m currently in the process of developing my new website: danstevenerickson.com. I’m doing something I’ve always…

So, I quit blogging. It took me long enough to see that light, but sometimes light creeps in instead of coming on with a flash. Ironically enough, the fact that I quit “blogging” seems to be leading me to write more here at Medium. I still have four blogs. What…

as a former blogger, I see all the self-righteousness and moralizing posts come across my feed, and that’s why I’m a former blogger. they talk about core values and rules of conduct as if they’ve built a pedestal that sets them above, and I get it, they’re “professionals.” they need…