Sorry, But Death Is Not Always Sad
There’s been a lot of tonescolding on Twitter due to a mass of reactions to… let’s just say “recent events”. I had a moment of thinking it might be somewhat beneficial to repost this quick post I wrote 4 years ago.
If at First You Don't Succeed—Tough Luck, Bucko
The internet isn’t a great place if you write and have anxiety. At least if you write, have anxiety, and are me.
freeze
Recently, Ian Belknap’s live literary smackdown extravaganza, Write Club, celebrated its 10th anniversary. I was honored to be asked to return to Chicago two years ago to compete in favor of the concept of FREEZE against THAW. It was a dream come true and a personal joy. In working on current work in tandem with this anniversary and current events, I felt posting my essay might be… of value.
Orange Julius Caesar
This essay’s a day late and about a buck fifty short of shits because I spent the better part of the week trying to write an uplifting essay about listening to and encouraging the aspects of yourself that others might find “strange" or “weird” or “dumb” and after all of the world, national, personal events of /especially/ the last week I just… couldn’t write that.
A Dream Is a Wish the Heart Makes and a Wish Is a Hope the Brain Makes and a Hope Is a Barter the Soul Makes—That Is the Path to the Dark Side
I’ve been on a weird kick lately of trying to figure out certain aspects of my personality and “being” by determining which character in certain fandoms I would be or who should be my favorite. I know, I know, this sounds… not entirely healthy, and it probably isn’t, but as an isolationist nerd with a collecting (see: hoarding) problem who is currently living in a lot of liminal life grey space, there’s actually quite a lot of comfort in definition of terms.
Just a Stranger on the Bus
They should make documentaries for people who just want to see how beautiful the world is without also watching cute animals get straight-up murdered.
Gums Should Be Covered By Insurance
Codeine gives me headaches.
The whole point of the “caesura” section of this website is supposed to be low-pressure personal updates/thoughts/breakdowns/ephemera for more regular updates and howdy-dos, but of course—it’s me, so nothing is low-pressure and I freak out about writing anything from text messages to emails to grocery lists to essays and beyond.
On The Friendship Lollipop:
How To Get Lost At Sea Without Even Trying
I read a lot of self help books these days. I moved to Los Angeles (California) exactly two years, one month, and… *checks calendar, does math, messes up math, tries again* four days ago. I left Chicago (Illinois) in the best physical shape of my life, but feeling stagnant in my career and needing a change.
On Being Boldly Gentle
Between a few documentaries, a new Tom Hanks movie, and a recent retrospective podcast, there’s a lot of Mister Rogers in the air these days, and for wonderful and necessary reason. I felt it would be perhaps appropriate—even necessary—for me to re-share this piece about the force majeure of the Great Man which can and does reside in us all.
Things I did instead of Inktober and NaNoWriMo:
The Ugly Duckling is Trans
Honestly, the headline is really I should have to say, and I’m sure many LGBTQ+ people reading this might already—if only innately and subconsciously—understand what I mean by this. But, to be clear, I mean it literally. Let me back up.
Coco Chanel’s Top 10 Words of Wisdom for the Modern Gal
Coco Chanel was a French designer and fashion icon who completely revolutionized the way we think about high fashion couture, formal wear for women, and the Nazi invasion of France.
The Ban in the Casimirror
I know I don’t need to tell you about the success of Casimir Pulaski whose statue was featured in season 3, episode 14 of ‘Gilmore Girls’, but just to catch everyone up: Casimir Pulaski was born on a disputed day in a disputed town in the disputed conglomeration of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and fought for Poland in an uprising against recurrent gelatinous destiny manifestors, The Russians which, like many Polish uprisings, unfortunately failed.
“Suddenly, madness was everywhere, and I was determined to learn about the impact it had on the way society evolves. I've always believed society to be a fundamentally rational thing, but what if it isn't?”
— Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test —
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