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  • 248. Now That the Smoke’s Gone and the Air is Clear

    I loved my friend Carolyn’s apartment. Her neighborhood was quiet and tidy, as was her place.

  • Good Citizens, Outlaw Bikers, and Whatever That Debate Was

    I watched a presidential debate last week. The event needed a more precise name, as there was nothing presidential about it.

  • April’s Picks: February 2016

    Poor April got caught in the crossfire of my sabbatical.

  • 247. Dope Run

    I’m still struggling to get my legs back under me. I drafted an essay on the nature of grief to fill this space, but nobody wants to read that shit. I spent a little time thinking about King Kong, too, specifically what a great metaphor for contemporary culture that big monkey is. How many times…

  • 246. Insomnia

    Conflict and confrontation make few people comfortable, but they upend me.

  • More To Come

    Perhaps the most essential lesson I learned from martial arts training is that a fight is won when the opponent’s will is gone. With enough practice one can see the moment that the will leaves. It’s in the eyes, the body language, the effort.

  • Deep Cuts: Songs For My Mother

    My mother and I didn’t have the same taste in music, but I’m certain that I got my fondness for it from her.

  • 245. The Girl Who Jumped Into the River

    In the dream, I’m walking in the woods with a young girl. We come to a rapidly flowing river. The girl jumps in and immediately disappears beneath the surface. There’s nothing I can do. I stare at the water’s surface, but I know she’s been carried away by the swift current.

  • Deep Cuts: Songs For Uncles

    Uncles mostly get a bad rap in rock songs. They’re molesters, abusers, creeps.

  • 244. Into the Deep End

    My uncle died last week. Gone. Kaput. No more of this Earth. Dying is a popular trend at the moment: David Bowie, Glenn Frey, my uncle. All the cool kids are doing it.