This book was[/is?] a phenomenon. I couldn’t get away from it last year, not even from an advertising perspective, but from a place where friends and online Personalities I followed were all over it. I saw it on bookshelves, I saw it in IG ads, I saw snark and joy…

I bought this book for my wife a couple of years ago and she really loved it. I knew at some point I wanted to read it, but as any reader knows, the TBR list grows enormous and there is absolutely no way to track down exactly what you might…

|| (Spotify) || (Apple Music) || (YouTube)) || Nicole Dollanganger — My Darling True For some reason, Nicole Dollanganger has always had that Goth Girl Animal Crossing player vibe to me. Her previous album really hit a cool and dark place for me, something suicidal-adjacent, some latent bland text…

Sometimes a story takes a little bit to take hold. It could be mindset, it could be expectations. It could be maturity. But The Expanse television show was one that took me three times to really dive into and feel committed to. To be honest, the same thing happened to…

|| (Spotify) || (Apple Music) || (YouTube) || Glassjaw — You Think You’re (John Fucking Lennon) There are about 90 seconds of distant/muffled/faded drumbeats to kick this song off, and it’s almost more impactful than having the notes of the song ring at the beginning. The silence and the…

The more I read, and certainly the more I write, I learn that the exercise of ‘successful’ writing is more a practice of engagement and attrition than it is about skill. One can write deep and meaningful prose, sharp and organic dialog, devout and cerebral diatribes for an afternoon, for…

There is often a banter between my wife and I about the books that we each decide to read. Usually, I’m picking up these big stuffy, tomes, these 20–40 year old used copies of books that are supposed to be ‘classics’. Massive undertakings where I claim that “I like to…

Back when the Xbox 360(!) was the main console going, I don’t remember the marketplace being a very dominant aspect. When a game would come around that would garner the type of attention that would raise eyebrows, it was something of a big deal. Bastion is one of those games…

Reading this trilogy has been something of an act of endurance. There is little joy to be found, plenty hardships, and myriad characters with strong jaws, cold hearts, and few means. Each of these books shares something at its core and while I don’t struggle to find it while exploring…