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"Don't Call Me Dude" • Scatterbrain (by Brian A. Salmons)
I didn’t know Joe had a hero, too.
Apr 14, 20243 min read


Literary Mixtape Vol. 13
On mortality.
Apr 14, 20243 min read


"Never Meant" • American Football (by Emily Costa)
you fucking wrote this email with a line break built in and it’s killing me
Mar 31, 20242 min read


"Title and Registration" • Death Cab for Cutie (by Aubri Kaufman)
The important parts aligning, by cosmic design, or happenstance.
Mar 31, 20241 min read


"Don't Cry No Tears" • Neil Young & Crazy Horse (by Sheldon Birnie)
Needed to clear my head. Forget about her for a while. So, I got paddling.
Mar 31, 20243 min read


"Head Over Heels" • Tears for Fears (by Aarik Danielson)
This is my blueprint for being a whole person.
Mar 31, 20242 min read


"Impossible Year" • Panic! at the Disco (by M.M. Kaufman)
The remote had been under you, under your butt, one last time.
Mar 31, 20243 min read


"This House" • Japanese Breakfast (by t.r. san)
what if one day i don’t know you? what if one day you leave?
Mar 31, 20241 min read


Literary Mixtape Vol. 12
On song streaks.
Mar 31, 20242 min read


"Life is for the Living" • Glass Ghost (by David Yourdon)
Did you know that a droplet of salt water jumped out of the Atlantic Ocean and licked me clean?
Mar 17, 20242 min read


"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" • Smashing Pumpkins (by Glenn Orgias)
I was gonna spit on your pizza, but now I’m gonna make it nice.
Mar 17, 20243 min read


"Coney Island Baby" • Lou Reed (by Giovanna Vitale)
I could stand to be less delicate with the weeds; you could stand to use more care.
Mar 17, 20242 min read


"My Funny Valentine"• Chet Baker (by Jedidiah Vinzon)
I will mop the bile from the marble / as the blue bleaches the blankets above.
Mar 17, 20241 min read


"Drown (Singles Soundtrack Version)" • Smashing Pumpkins (by Z.H. Gill)
Full disclosure: I know nothing of the fine arts and lost my virginity to the artist!
Mar 17, 20243 min read


"It Ain't Me Babe" • Bob Dylan (by D.T. Robbins)
I yell back, “I’m sorry, Terry Richardson! I can’t save you!”
Mar 17, 20243 min read


Literary Mixtape Vol. 11
On curating mixtapes.
Mar 17, 20242 min read


"I Didn't Change My Number" • Billie Eilish (by Christian Garduno)
But just between me and you, y’know it was all a bit of Monroe & Bardot.
Mar 3, 20241 min read


"9th & Hennepin" • Tom Waits (by Bob Armstrong)
I’m getting to know the woman at the 7-Eleven. Well, maybe not know her.
Mar 3, 20243 min read


"You Are In Love" • Taylor Swift (by Sarah R. New)
Maybe you don’t actually love them, says the little voice inside your head.
Mar 3, 20242 min read


"Black Hole Sun" • Soundgarden (by Ronnie K. Stephens)
She taught me affection in shadows and closets. Her boyfriend never knew.
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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