Open Gate Tote BagJ. R. R. Tolkien, author of those little known books The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings, was often accused of writing fairy tales that were nothing more than the escapists way out of this so called real world. His reply was simple and brilliant. He proposed that everything was dependent on that from which one is escaping. We view the flight of the deserter and the escape of a prisoner very differently. Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself

How many dinners do you have left with your parents

and those stars suddenly become pretty handy for wish-making

“It’s an Indian dish

We have the wisdom

Your first apartment

We were created to help each other

Believe it or not

This painting was inspired by the lyric of a catchy tune from the 80s by a band named Modern English

an exploration of relationships

stake out Katie's room

artist and speaker Jason Kotecki invites you to escape adulthood

like a bird who doesn’t back down from fear