A forthcoming elegy for lost friends
Last August, I posted a goodbye poem/letter breaking up with a friend who had hurt me profoundly years ago. Tonight, I found out that she had died.
Essay: “Madness”
“Madness” is a graduate school-era rant, plain and simple. It’s wild, messy, pissed off, but there’s a lot of truth in it.
Essay: “The Sacred, the Ceremonial, and Substances”
As a longtime proud lightweight drinker, I’ve always been interested in people’s mores, values and practices when it comes to casual substance use. This essay explores some of my observations and my own values when it comes to mind-altering chemical use.
Essay: “Ars longa, life ain’t shit”
This graduate school prose piece is based on the ancient aphorism “Ars longa, vita brevis.” The essay applies the idea to my life and purpose of making art and being alive.