December 31, 2020

Pizza for the Birds: the Story of Quarantoons

How to make friends using nothing but an inexhaustible supply of nostalgia-driven videos, a YouTube playlist, and a seemingly never-ending pandemic.

November 27, 2020

All Of Our Favorite Bands, At One Point in Time

We’re remembered for touchpoints and trivia, favorite bands and favorite pizza toppings. A few words on all of my favorite bands, and a few words about my friend Charles.

October 30, 2020

I Really Got Into It

A few words on a music scene, Halloween costumes, and I Really Get Into It, a documentary about the underage architects of Sioux Falls punk.

September 30, 2020

It’s Okay to Not Watch

Last night was the first presidential debate, and it was frightening. But I did not watch. And I will not watch.

August 31, 2020

31 Perfect Albums

I participated in an Instagram challenge to post 31 perfect albums throughout August. I did that, and these are those albu

July 31, 2020

Smell Memories

Mountain conifers and bus diesel provide the foundation for a quick lesson on olfactory memory and a mixtape of unrelated songs.

June 30, 2020

Art, Artist, and Context

The context that informs our musical taste also forces us to think hard about who we continue to support — and whether we can excise them from our past.

May 28, 2020

Gardening

Let’s use gardening as a metaphor for our struggles to feel present with virtual (and real) friends.

April 30, 2020

Looking for Motivation in My Free Time

I haven’t yet learned a new language or rebuilt a flower garden or read an Important Novel, but I did finally make a mix tape post so I hope you are happy.

March 22, 2020

In a Basement During a Pandemic

I didn’t want to write about the pandemic, because everyone else has written or talked about the pandemic, and that’s exactly why I decided to write about the pandemic.