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, 2021A response icon1Feb 10, 2021A response icon1
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, 2020A response icon1Nov 26, 2020A response icon1
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, 2020A response icon2Nov 12, 2020A response icon2
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, 2020A response icon1Oct 31, 2020A response icon1
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, 2020A response icon1Oct 27, 2020A response icon1
