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“Do It Again” • Steely Dan (by Christie Chapman)
I might be a pretend stripper but I know about striptease.
Jul 262 min read


"Pink Pony Club" • Chappell Roan (by Daniel Miller)
To record Harper singing would be a double-edged blade, a means to preserve a moment while at the same time focusing my attention on something other than the moment.
Jul 263 min read


"I'll Believe in Anything" • Wolf Parade (by Justin Karcher)
If I could brush my memory clean, I believe you would be the only thing that would remain.
Jul 261 min read


“12 Blown Tires" • Tennis (by Daniel Sylvan Paige)
Not one soul dares to doubt her.
Jul 263 min read


"We Are One Ole Ola" • Pitbull (by Johannah Simon)
He appreciates a good pun and a quality sandwich.
Jul 262 min read


"Polyester Bride" • Liz Phair (by Federica Silvi)
Between one lost creature and another, it makes no difference.
Jul 263 min read


"Me and Bobby McGee" • Janis Joplin (by Danielle McMahon)
I'd like to study you in stillness
Jul 261 min read


"Amor Eterno" • Rocío Dúrcal (by Shea Socrates)
I don’t remember if they, on their own, let the balloons go.
Jul 262 min read


Literary Mixtape Volume 28
On social media, and publishing.
Jul 265 min read


Literary Mixtape Volume 27
On folding.
Apr 263 min read


"Runnin’ Down a Dream" • Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (by Josh Shepard)
Saying “you be good.”
Apr 263 min read


"Smoke on the Water" • Deep Purple (by Kathryn Kysar)
Girls trying to be women in all the wrong ways.
Apr 261 min read


Apr 263 min read


"Black Velvet" • Alannah Myles (by Lizzy Turner)
We’re clomping the grapevine, like molasses.
Apr 262 min read


"Pumped Up Kicks" • Foster the People (by Jeremy Mauser)
How does the punchline go?
Apr 262 min read


"Tiny Dancer" • Sir Elton John (by Casey Jo Graham Welmers)
Romancer? Chancer? Prancer? Is he asking if he has cancer?
Apr 262 min read


"By the Way" • Red Hot Chili Peppers (by Chris Scott)
"Just something my body needs right now. This song.”
Apr 263 min read


Innocent When You Dream • Tom Waits (by Henrick Karoliszyn)
It’s one that refuses to take stock of damages.
Apr 261 min read


Friday Five: April 10, 2026
Side A: "Brother, Sister" • mewithoutYou "Moveys" • Slow Pulp "No Need to Be Lonely" • Gladie "Solo Piano" • Ludovico Einaudi "Vescia Piscis" • Hang Playing Hedge Monkeys Side B: "Lobsters" • Jenna Crowder for Pithead Chapel "Let's Say This is a Self-Graded Exam and Not a True Story from Your Life" • Claire Hanlon "Tell Me If You Think This Is Funny" • Cassidy Menard for The Ex-Puritan "A Slow Boil" • Adrian Dallas Frandle for hex Literary "Things I thought about while drivin
Apr 102 min read


Friday Five: April 3, 2026
On moonlighting.
Apr 32 min read
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