Brought to you by the letter ‘A’ and the word ‘lcoholism’ Intro Have you ever had one of those dreams that you know is a dream but you just can’t wake up from it? I have, but it wasn’t a dream, it was reality. In the circle of people who are still, legally, obligated to talk […]
Read More..This is a follow up to a review I already wrote, if you haven’t read that one already you should start there. I assume everyone gets tagged on Twitter sometimes? It might be a friend alerting you to a news story that is relevant to your local area, or an acquaintance who knows you enjoy a […]
Read More..It was with a sense of the overwhelming weight of history that I recently purchased a thirty-count package of individually wrapped Dude Wipes (a Shark Tank product, tagline “The Future is Now”). Following a short conversation about the product I decided that I — a CIS-het, late-30s American male — should act as the sacrificial […]
Read More..I’ve always been fascinated by what makes our brains misfire. Conspiracy theories, phobias, comedy, fanaticism (or “fandom” a word we invented to say we’re not fanatical, we just enjoy something and woe be on you who does not), and suspension of disbelief are all rewirings of the basic, evolutionary, function of our mind: to keep […]
Read More..These aren’t essays, they’re dispatches. An essay has an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. It is a piece to camera, the middle of a debate, or a persuasive paper. This is just a memorial, a time capsule, a record of where we were. It’s been seven weeks, it could be more or less for […]
Read More..I just wanted to listen to the rain. It is, likely, one of the last morning rains we will have until winter and I wanted to lie there and listen to it. I would call it a simple pleasure, but I am aware that it is a complicated privilege to have a bed, a roof, […]
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