I'm a Milwaukee strategist, the whole-person kind, and my own target market: queer, AuDHD, a creative brain that runs hot, and more ADHD tax paid than I'd like to admit.
Remote, by video, wherever you are. A few optional questions first, then the real conversation.
The open door
The work
"I don't have an identity crisis. I have an identity library, and the research section keeps growing."
No judgement, whoever you are and whoever you're traveling as. Bring your chosen family. Leave the code-switching at the door.
Years inside hospitality, from Starbucks to Marcus Hotels, then marketing at Northwestern Mutual. Now a one-man agency: Burn Sessions and Journeys as a Fora travel advisor.
I got the best parts of my mom and my dad. You'll hear about them around here, so meet them.
Every family has its problems. Mine keeps working through them, and keeps growing.
Sometimes soup is an olive branch.
The Dad you call when your father isn't available.
The handiest homo you know.
The guncle who says no to the white zin.
Ready to hear the true thing? Fifteen minutes is plenty.Book a Burn
The site to start, email to talk, Zoom to work. Sparky picks up at (708) 414-6945. Email beats DMs. I read every one and reply within two business days, usually with opinions.
No. Bring the mess. If you know exactly what you need, we move fast. If you don't, that's what the session is for.
Fifteen is for one decision you need made. Thirty is for doing the thing you've been avoiding, side by side; start there if you're not sure. Sixty is for when everything's tangled together and you need a plan you can follow on a bad day.
You can, and it'll take the dump just fine. It won't be curious about you, notice what you're dodging, or hold you to the next step. That's me.
No. Email, Zoom, and a phone line Sparky answers.
No, on purpose. A concierge doesn't cook your dinner. You do the thing. I make sure you're not doing it alone, and you leave with the right next step, tool or person.
You'll get a confirmation with your Zoom link and a few optional Kindling questions. Answer in a sentence, or skip them and just show up. We'll start wherever you are.
Sessions use Zoom's AI notetaker so your MatchBook catches everything. Rather not? Just say so when we start.
Your takeaway, in your inbox after every session: what we decided, your next three moves, who to call, and one line for when you get stuck at 1 a.m.
Both. At Home is the apartment, the week, the dinner, the dreaded hosting. At Work is the business, the bio, the inbox, the junk drawer of systems. Same session, different life.
The thinking. A trip built around you, up to 7 nights: where to sleep, what to do, where to eat, and how to get from one to the next. It includes a complimentary 30-minute Burn Session to walk through the trip live, or save for a rainy day. Going longer? Up to 14 nights is $555, with a free 60-minute Burn Session.
No. Send one trip request, by chat or form. I read it myself and reply within two business days with a yes, a not-yet, or a question.
After I say yes. Then your itinerary lands within a week of the fee, with one round of changes.
Yes. Milwaukee and Wisconsin are home turf, and I've camped every Wisconsin state park. I'll plan a trip anywhere that's safe and welcoming for you.
Remote, by video, from anywhere.
The true thing, said clearly, with enough care to stay and help. You'll get an honest read, not a cushioned one, and you'll leave with something in your hands.
Burn Sessions are single sessions by design. Book what you need, when you need it. No retainer, no package pressure.
Yes, through the link in your confirmation email. Full refund 24 hours or more ahead; the rest is on the Policies page.
Pass a match. When a friend books a paid session and tells me you sent them, your next 15 minutes are on me.
Dopamine Furnace Creative
Concierge-style Journeys, planned start to finish, and Burn Sessions to stop the spiral and start the thing. The part that keeps the lights on.
See the tripsBoiling Point Identity Press
Where I write it all down: essays, walks, field guides and zines, set, numbered and printed.
Step into Boiling PointThree ways I work, one furnace. Tap a card to read the piece in the Press.
The story of how I got here, told straight.
Read in the PressSix days, one person, and what I sell.
Read in the PressThe canon, one reading at a time.
Read in the PressSunday, in your briefs. Field Briefs from the Furnace land every Sunday at 11:11, something to read with your coffee and chase the Sunday scaries awaythe one thing that shows up at the witching hour and chases the Sunday scaries away: what's new in the Furnace, and what's new in the Typeset, the people I know doing great things. Email only, never texts.
After you sign up, the first email is a hello, plus a card you can pass to your person. Email only, unsubscribe anytime. Privacy
Buy yourself some peace of mind and send them my way instead.
Send them the card. It's sized for Instagram, Facebook and Threads, and it brings them right back here. Tag @furnace.creative so I can say thank you.
Sending me to a friend? Pick the card that fits them.
Book a session and I send you your own Pass a match link after. When a friend books a paid session with it, your next 15 minutes are on me.
Book a BurnPin a flyer for a person, a piece of work, or something you want. I approve the board every Friday.
Meet the RangersSend them my way in one tap, then put yourself in my address book for a card from me.
Send me a friendMy own walks, written up the way I'd build your trip. Maps, meals, the hotel.
Read the field guidesYou've got the spark.
I've got the matches.