I’m an Oil Tycoon—a blue collar kind of guy . Been at it for four decades just like my pa, my pop pop, and my pep pep.… Read more “20 Ways in Which You Can Save the Earth, as Offered by an Oil Tycoon”
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Why Must You Make Daddy Hit You?
I’ve told you this time and time again: you’ll be protected from Daddy’s wrath only when you stop criticizing his blatantly abusive actions. You might think it’s… Read more “Why Must You Make Daddy Hit You?”
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”
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”
George Michael’s Faith – “One More Try”
One of the more raw vocal performances off of Faith, George Michael’s “One More Try” is an conservatively-paced gospel ballad of a young man in both the throes… Read more “George Michael’s Faith – “One More Try””
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