Archive - Incremental Outcome

Two thousand twenty-five arrived without ceremony, under the low hum of the freeway and the bitter smell of burnt coffee. No reset button. No clean…

Dec 28, 2025 • Chris Pugh

I didn’t fall off the face of the earth. I’ve just been pulled in a dozen directions. My days are full of names, deadlines, meetings, phone calls…

Oct 24, 2025 • Chris Pugh

The beauty of unfinished things

I’d never heard of John McPhee before. Not his name, not his books, nothing. That might sound strange for someone who works in journalism, but he’d…

Nov 30, 2025 • Chris Pugh

The last days of summer

I don’t remember when summer started, but I can feel it leaving. That’s probably because I’ve been lost in the haze of managing both of my parents…

Aug 17, 2025 • Chris Pugh

Art walks should be about art

I've been thinking a lot about downtown Ukiah’s First Friday Art Walk lately and how it sometimes feels like the business community is trying to take…

Sep 8, 2024 • Chris Pugh

How MEDIUM was made

May 21, 2025 • Chris Pugh

The way out is through

I keep telling myself that the way out is through. It’s a mantra, a flimsy roadmap, a reminder that I have no other choice but to keep moving forward…

Mar 19, 2025 • Chris Pugh

What the Lone Ranger taught me about buying art

The Lone Ranger has been staring at me for two years. Not the real one, obviously. I’m talking about a drawing of him, done in colored marker by an…

Oct 26, 2025 • Chris Pugh

I’m a contrarian

I have been a contrarian for as long as I can remember. I never set out to be one. It formed over time, the way rust creeps into the seams of an old…

Nov 16, 2025 • Chris Pugh

I am not chasing a fresh start in twenty-six. I am trying to create room in the days I already have. Room to work. Room to notice what is in front of…

Jan 1 • Chris Pugh

Everything everywhere feels like a mess

Since then, my role in my parents’ lives has changed. They need more from me now—guidance, help, and attention. It’s not just their crisis. It’s also…

Apr 10, 2025 • Chris Pugh

Watering the weeds

Jun 29, 2025 • Chris Pugh

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