At first, it was just a tree—until it wasn’t. The bark rippled and the branches curled like fingers. His feet sank into the soft ground. A cold chill slid down his back. The wind cut out—absolute silence.
Read MoreField Note: On Reading (and Writing)

A few months ago I quietly began working on a manuscript for a true crime fiction novel. An idea struck, like a bolt of lightning, and it just kept getting bigger and bigger the longer I thought about it. As David Lynch might say, “an EXPLOSION went off in my mind!!” I had to pay attention to it—I had to give it life. But I have never written anything more than 10-15 pages, double-spaced—how the hell am I going to write a novel?
Read MoreFilm Review: LA 92 (2017)

LA 92 can certainly be watched passively (i.e. as just an assemblage of video clips and sound bites; as riot porn) but its Truth lies in its ability to become the guillotine to our notions of history and progress.
Read MoreAlbum Review: Perfume Genius— No Shape (May 2017)

Certainly one of the brightest albums out in 2017, Mike Hadreas brings his Perfume Genius project into new horizons which provide much love and light to such dark times.
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