April 16th, 2024 What is scary for you? I’ve been First Ave- and Prince-obsessed the past several months, diving into library books and PBS documentaries and YouTube videos and resurfaced bootlegs. There’s a quote from Prince in an interview (his last) that I can’t stop thinking about; he was lamenting the current state of musicContinue reading “goosebumps”
Tag Archives: Honesty
soft
April 9th, 2024 It’s always curious to me when older people say that kids these days are soft. Isn’t that the point of modern society? Isn’t that the reason we evolve as a species? To let our children be softer, to encourage them to be kinder, to let them be a little gentler than theContinue reading “soft”
it’s me. hi.
March 17th, 2024 Oh, man, I can’t believe I’m about to do this but I’m going to solve all of the division in our truly divided country, right now. Are you ready for the secret? I honestly should charge for this kind of history-defining information, but I’m kind of a socialist Jesus-type, so here itContinue reading “it’s me. hi.”
Let Go
March 15th, 2024 My fingers are locked tight around the steering wheel. I imagine all the ways this could go wrong at any moment, the reheated leftovers of PTSD, driving a formally stolen car that tried to kill me last year. I wonder if I can get fast enough that my car could lift upContinue reading “Let Go”
trouble sleeping
March 7th, 2024 I know I’ve said this before, but I’m tired. Mostly, I’m tired of pretending. I like Joe Biden. I’m not in love with him. He’s far from perfect. He’s not my whole personality. In fact, he’s not even part of it. I have a lot of my own bad ideas and bigContinue reading “trouble sleeping”
A Serious Man
February 16th, 2024 We have the best access to all the information from all of human history and, according to recent studies, less comprehension of it than ever before. This is a unique era of humanity; not because, generally, we have lost all sense of context, trust, and grace, but because it has never beenContinue reading “A Serious Man”
Sunny Days of Rain
January 31st, 2024 What kind of psycho announces and then drops a new book on the same day? It’s me. I’m the psycho. Sunny Days of Rain, my twelfth book and second essay collection, is out now. This video gives you all the information (and affirmations) you need, but I did write a few quickContinue reading “Sunny Days of Rain”
Lefse
December 23rd, 2023 No matter where I turn, I can’t escape the refrain, delivered with a deep sigh: “It doesn’t feel like Christmas this year.” I try to empathize with the observer; I attempt to comfort them by telling them that it’s just the weather. It’s the rain. It’s the lack of snow. It’s theContinue reading “Lefse”
VI
December 9th, 2023 Six years ago today, I pulled off my biggest act of rebellion. Despite being an unfortunate people-pleaser who needs everyone to like him (and has succeeded maybe 30% of the time), I have always been rebellious by nature. I was born obstinate and stubborn (a Taurus!) and, sure, I can still beContinue reading “VI”
Push: But you really need to listen to me, because I’m telling you the truth, I mean this, I’m okay! (Trust me.)
November 28th, 2023 “I am not fine. I don’t know how to tell people that, but I’m not. I also don’t see the benefit in being honest about it, because I don’t see a way that it will help me feel fine. If everyone knew how to feel that way, then we just would, wouldn’tContinue reading “Push: But you really need to listen to me, because I’m telling you the truth, I mean this, I’m okay! (Trust me.)”
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