Music is when a person is asked to describe emotions. The guitar is the vessel for which any person, musician or not, is allowed to express themselves:… Read more “Brief Words on the Guitar”
Overhead and Underfoot
Head down—glassy-eyed stare tethered over faltering steps. Here I find myself stumbling over damp, broken earth: stones of granite, foothold roots, and puddled, murky water. It’s a… Read more “Overhead and Underfoot”
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
When the average person thinks of the artist, they think of an enlightened, solitary thinker that is creating art at the will of something greater than themselves.… Read more “The Writing Life by Annie Dillard”
2018 Super Bowl Commercials and Faux “Wokeness”
Super Bowl LII took place last night and the fanfare ended with the Philadelphia Eagles walking away with their first ever Lombardi trophy. The game had its… Read more “2018 Super Bowl Commercials and Faux “Wokeness””
George Saunders’s Tenth of December
In William Faulkner’s 1950 speech “Address upon Receiving the Novel Prize for Literature,” he warned attendees that the Great Fear of his time (nuclear holocaust) was a… Read more “George Saunders’s Tenth of December”
Brief Words on Writing
Writing is performative. Whether performed by the author or the audience, the medium of writing is, fundamentally, the textual embodiment of Voice. The written voice is the… Read more “Brief Words on Writing”
Call Me By Your Name Review
A Cute Film Grounded in White Privilege and Fetishized Homomasculinity It is 1983 and we’re transported to “Somewhere in Northern Italy.” The world is lush, covered in… Read more “Call Me By Your Name Review”
Dave Chappelle’s Newest Netflix Special
After a near 13 year hiatus, 2017 treated Dave Chappelle quite well. Following his post-presidential election gig as a host on SNL, which earned the show its… Read more “Dave Chappelle’s Newest Netflix Special”
Spare Some Change
SPARE SOME CHANGE INT. TRAIN PLATFORM — MORNING Amidst the backdrop of a winter-stricken Salem, MA, ANTHONY, a young, late 20-something Eastern European-complexioned male stands at the… Read more “Spare Some Change”
Canyonlands National Park: A Supreme Silence
After embarking on a cross country trip across the US some months ago, I found it necessary to both reflect upon and document the excursion in a… Read more “Canyonlands National Park: A Supreme Silence”
