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How to Listen to the Beach Boys, Part 2
In Part 1, I discussed the art of listening to the Beach Boys, some of the historical context I find important to appreciating them, and some possible entry points in approaching their rather substantial discography. In this post, I will present two routes for getting into their music on a deeper level: listening to the… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 9: I
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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Superman is a Human Being
I want to talk about my favorite moment from the new Superman movie. Yes, I saw the new Superman movie; perhaps you’re thinking, “of course you saw the new Superman movie, this is exactly the sort of movie you go to see.” There’s something to that, as I am a huge nerd. I was always… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 8: H
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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How to Listen to the Beach Boys, Part 1
In Part Two, I will discuss the Beach Boys’ albums in greater detail, and include a playlist of my most recommended tracks. When I was seventeen years old, I was ready to become totally absorbed in something legendary. I didn’t know this on a conscious level, but because I read magazines in the library during… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 7: G
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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Every conspiracy theory is bad, and so is the anecdotal pseudoscience woo that feeds it.
On Friday afternoon I was listening to music while I worked on revising my novel. I do that a lot, it’s not in the least bit noteworthy. However, I heard a song that I enjoyed very much. When I got up to use the bathroom a few minutes later, I searched for the song on… Continue reading
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Vocab 128 Part 6: F
Welcome back to my weekly series, Vocab 128, in which I sit down with pen and paper and write 128 words beginning with the same letter, in more or less the order that I think of them, before scanning the page and posting it here. The result is a flex of my vocabulary muscles, an… Continue reading
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Hope Is of The Future
Hope is of the future, not the past,because the world that was cannot be savedand wounds that were cannot be uninflicted.Hope requires time to grow, freshlygathered from the mornings yet to comewith careful hands and patient dedication.Hope thrives in an undiscovered land,writes itself in prophecy and dreamsitself to life with sudden inspiration. Continue reading
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I don’t see how I can post about politics anymore
I don’t have the heart to say I told you so. The last few days I’ve been getting the same old pleas to call my Senators and Representatives if I live in a Republican state or district, and tell them to oppose the bill that will cut taxes for the rich, slash funding for Medicaid,… Continue reading
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