Jul 28, 2026
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7 min read
And the unpromising end to this newsletter.
Jul 14, 2026
4 min read
And the inevitability of being talked about behind your back.
Jul 7, 2026
5 min read
And a year without drinking.
Jun 30, 2026
And considering my infant son's surgery.
Jun 24, 2026
3 min read
A view of popular music from behind
Jun 16, 2026
6 min read
And perpetually parsing out true crime
Jun 9, 2026
And consuming novels passionately or slowly
Apr 14, 2026
Did Stephen King used to be good at writing dialogue?
Mar 31, 2026
8 min read
Trying to hold on to memory without the noise
Mar 24, 2026
11 min read
When you've had enough mobility...
Mar 17, 2026
And why Abbott Elementary Does So Much More Than Ted Lasso
Mar 10, 2026
12 min read
Thank God I was working with an illegal bookie when I was addicted to gambling.
Mar 3, 2026
When to run and why never to hide.
Feb 24, 2026
9 min read
What to do with anger.
Feb 17, 2026
10 min read
A time capsule of NFL and sportswriting two decades ago.
Feb 10, 2026
My tentative foray into emo as a 37-year-old.
Feb 3, 2026
And remember Michael "5000" Watts
Jan 27, 2026
A summer of unsure footing
Jan 20, 2026
Is this guy going to be my Google
Jan 13, 2026
Perhaps a better teacher would see the giving inherent in music
Jan 6, 2026
Seeing social media from the outside and getting embarassed
Dec 30, 2025
And the time I saw a man die at a Cécile McLorin Salvant concert.
Dec 23, 2025
Who writes whose voices and what must they do to earn that?
Dec 16, 2025
Or: A Remembrance of Raul Malo
Dec 9, 2025
And What Else I'm Protecting My Child From
