Thank God for friends. I’m having a really dark night, America, and one Ms. Elizabeth Castoria, editor by day and apparently also editor by night, just edited my super emo blog post, saving me a …
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How to Kill me
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The Ghost is Seen
I’d like to issue a formal apology for the sadsack nature of my blog as of late, but I’m basically just a ball of snot and feelings these days. As soon as I can breathe …
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To Willie
My friend reminded me of Phosphorescent, who I completely forgot that I used to love. I saw him once at the Bell House and was instantly gripped by his lackadaisical stage presence, which, apparently, in 2009, …
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Better to have Lost?
Last night while driving home, and this morning while driving in, I listened to two different but remarkably complementary This American Lifes – Lives? – Lifes. In one, a teenage girl’s mother, in her …
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Adopt a Couple
Remember when you’re little and there’s a snapshot of a starving kid on the fridge, with flies in the remnants of his oatmeal, the one bowl of oatmeal your parents’ ten cents a week gets …
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….No.
I don’t fully understand it, or why it’s happening, but something is seriously, SERIOUSLY rotten in the state of Denmark. The absurdly high number of mass shootings this years must be a symptom of something, …
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No Weapon Formed against you shall Prosper
Today, on this Morning I Went to Church and Learned Something about how to live, and now I will share it with you in way that, should you believe or not believe in God, you …
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Remembories
I have a terrible memory. I really don’t like this about myself. I wish I could lock each moment into my brain with incredibly specific detail. But I only remember only seven things from the …
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Decorum
Some might argue that the world is advancing, what, with our smart phones and hybrid cars and 100 calorie packs of goldfish and coconut M&Ms. One could also argue that things are simultaneously declining, in …
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The Fine Art of, or Insanity?
Since I am now ancient, I am more inclined to say things like ‘I remember when gas was 99 cents’ and ‘when I was young’ and so, when I was young(er) I feel like I …