elsewhereYou can find me here now. I am no longer writing here on medium, but you can subscribe to my newsletter at the link, where I write essays a…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
Music Writer’s Exercise 2021For the third year in a row, I am participating in #MWE, an exercise where you listen to one new-to-you album every day in the month of…Feb 10, 20211Feb 10, 20211
on gratitudeGratitude normally comes easy. You can sit down and tick off a list of things you’re thankful for in under a minute. Family, friends, life…Nov 26, 20201Nov 26, 20201
Anxiety and depression are lonely afflictions.I’ve tried to explain my general anxiety disorder to people before, how it’s not just like being nervous about a specific event, but more…Nov 22, 2020Nov 22, 2020
WorthyDo for yourself, people tell me. Treat yourself well. Indulge every once in a while.Nov 12, 20202Nov 12, 20202
My family hates watching Jeopardy!7pm weeknights were always earmarked for Jeopardy! Even on nights when there was a Yankees or Islanders game scheduled for the same time…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
no controlMy therapist is really fond of trying to get me to not worry about things I can’t control. I laugh sometimes because the entire foundation…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
the return of the cryI was maybe ten, standing in the parking lot of a hospital with my cousins, waving to my aunt who was on the fifth floor supposedly waving…Oct 31, 20201Oct 31, 20201
the divorce of thingsIt was 2010 or so, a warm summer day, when an internet friend from a few states away backed into my driveway with her pickup. We loaded…Oct 27, 20201Oct 27, 20201
