An eccentric visitor sets off a celebration and delivers a message about messiness. Continue reading Sugarman
Sugarman
Thistle & Finch
The first piece of a work in progress, Raven and Wolf: Essays on the Characters that Share Birds’ Lives. Continue reading Thistle & Finch
Greni
An odd Christmas story for the family, written during an odd night of steroid-induced delirium. Continue reading Greni
Highpointer
An essay on a very undramatic midlife crisis, on the mountains that called to me and to Petrarch, and on the forces that push us upward and pull us down. Continue reading Highpointer
Song of Songs, pt. 3
In which “Be My Baby” leads me all the way back to Paleolithic cave art, by way of Beethoven and the Old Testament. Continue reading Song of Songs, pt. 3
Song of Songs, pt. 2
In which “Be My Baby” turns out to be the key to many things, and I try to trace the shifting landscape of 20th-century pop (and the 20th-century collective unconscious). Continue reading Song of Songs, pt. 2
Song of Songs, pt. 1
In which I dig into my love for an pop song, and begin a long fall down a rabbit hole. Continue reading Song of Songs, pt. 1
States of Nature
A proposed atlas of the United States, reimagined as fifty bioregions.
Bukhara
A wild true story set in the deserts of Central Asia, during the height of the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires. From a planned collection titled Nowhere Lands: Lost Histories from Forgotten Worlds. Continue reading Bukhara
Lord of Misrule
Some early thoughts on Trumpism. Continue reading Lord of Misrule