Essays

Return of Glinda

I pissed off someone from my past, and have learned zero lessons

Jun 11 •

The Christmas Bus Straight to Hell

On Santa, the Anti-Christ, Nazis, and grace

Dec 28, 2023 •

In which Jane Austen teaches us how to deal with social anxiety

Dec 18, 2023 •

On sleeplessness, nighttime terrors, and what safety means

Oct 23, 2023 •

The Ghost Cop of Rowan Oak

On Southern hauntings (sort of)

Aug 28, 2023 •

I Always Think There's a Band

On The Music Man, cornets, and American exceptionalism

Jul 6, 2023 •

Why I Am Not NOT a Buddhist

On the comfort of last resorts

Jul 3, 2023 •

Goodbye for Now: Week #52 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

Adieu, adieu, to yeu and yeu and yeu

Jun 4, 2023 •

Sweet Truth: Week #50 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On a difficult mother and a lifelong obsession with candy bars

May 8, 2023 •

Why Johnny Can't Read Now; An Elegy: Week #47 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On the decline of college literacy and generational dread

Mar 13, 2023 •

Ted Bundies I Have Known: Week #46 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On serial killers, pop stars, and the people who love them

Feb 13, 2023 •

Trivia Pursuit: Week #45 of 52 Mini-Essays Project

On memory, games, and Broadway stars

Jan 16, 2023 •

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