Hi, I’m Charlie.
Here at Castles in the Sky, I write introspective and idiosyncratic essays about things that give life meaning and momentum: loving families, big ideas, small businesses, challenging adventures, great art, and good books. I aim to be familiar but not predictable.
I’m a second-generation secondhand bookseller who’s also a professor, writer, and content creator, but above all I’m a “family man.” My biggest aspirations in life are to be a pillar of my community and participate in the great conversation. I write essays and fiction, review books, make podcasts, and put out video. My goal is to educate and entertain myself in a quest to be more curious, earnest, and bold. My hope is to do the same for the audience here.
To get a sense of what you’ll get when you subscribe, check out my three most popular posts that show what people really like around here:
But also check out these three, not-as-popular posts that show what I write about a lot of the time:
All the writing and video here is free, but for $8 per month, you can submit things for me to review and join the chat on subscriber only posts.
