haunted by the ancestors
July 2024 Letter. About families, war stories, myths, ghosts, co-dependence vs. independence, the messiness of the times.
From the White House, Minutes After Biden Drops Out
A dispatch from the gates of the White House.
Should people stay quiet, or speak their truth?
On the political crisis, President Biden, 'Democracy' and 'Fascism', George Orwell.
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing
Letter for June 2024. On Writing, depression, Van Gogh, and the whole value of artmaking.
love is sad, heartbreaking, but beautiful
Reflections on love and loss. 'Spring in Central Park', by William Zorach.
My Lent of Unrest and Quiet Desperation
Reflections on doom-scrolling, trying to be happy, and being real about what phone time is: addiction.
Getting Older is About Turning Away from Ourselves
Thoughts about a landmark birthday year, and a very scary world.
Final Thoughts on a Year Around the Sun
Reflections on 2023.
At a Vigil for Refaat Alareer
Reflections on the war in Palestine, from a vigil.
Refaat Alareer: A Writer Killed in Gaza
Reflections on the Palestinian writer Refaat Alareer.
Housing, Neoliberalism, and a Crisis in Florida
Book Review - 'Sunbelt Blues', by Andrew Ross