I’ve been pretty quiet on social media lately. After two decades of daily immersion in online spaces, gulping down other people’s opinions, hot takes, think-pieces, tweet threads and TikTok diatribes (and contributing plenty of my own perspectives) my voice has all but dried up. Oh sure, I’m still on the…
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Love demands a response.
Love, being the source and nourishment of all creativity, demands a response. Many people say they want love, but then they find ways to avoid it. Because love demands a response. Love evokes in us our realization that we are not alone. It forces us to consider the ultimate truth…
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Savannah Red’s Christmas Album is Your New Holiday Classic
Read my review of Savannah Red’s new Christmas Album, “A Savannah Red Friends & Family Christmas” at The Cosmic Clash!
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Have you ever been in love?
Have you ever been in love? I mean real love. Not just the kind that we make movies about. The kind that transcends and envelopes and overwhelms all senses? The kind of love that pushes you to take risks, and makes you a better person simply by having experienced it?…
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Starflake single Cuando Tomas (In My Head Again)
Song premiere by Starflake along with a review by yours truly up at The Cosmic Clash. Read it here.
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About To Do Something Epic and Life-Changing, nbd
In less than two weeks, I’m going to do something I’ve always dreamed about but never really believed was possible (in fact, it wouldn’t be possible if not for the loving support and financial contributions of my friends and family): I’m going to Japan. An entire month in The Land of the…
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God is Change
It’s been said many times before, but bears repeating: discomfort is our friend. This sounds insane to people who are born and raised in the west, particularly in the hyper-capitalist, marketing-infused US of A, where a large part of the economy runs on our willingness to fork over hard-earned dollars…
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Live Music Review | FLAKEFEST, Vol. 1 at Mohawk | 6/28/24
A new live music review is up at The Cosmic Clash covering FLAKEFEST, Vol. 1 with Starflake and Como Las Movies. Read it now.
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On Personal Style
I’ve been thinking a lot about personal style lately. It was even the subject of my last therapy session. I have a bunch of random thoughts that I’m going to put down here but forgive me if this post isn’t smooth and cohesive, because I’m still very much sorting through…
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Song Premiere | NuBooty | Starflake
Check out my review of the first single by the new Austin-based band Starflake on The Cosmic Clash: