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"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


"Outta Mind (Outta Sight)" • Wilco (by Abigail Myers)
This is what I meant when I said "nice shirt."
Mar 3, 20243 min read


"The Golden Age of Radio" • Josh Ritter (by Oliver Kleyer)
I, too, cursed when there came "Breaking News" right in the middle of that long awaited song.
Mar 3, 20241 min read


Literary Mixtape Vol. 10
On globe-trotting.
Mar 3, 20242 min read


"Chick Magnet" • MxPx (by Aaron Burch)
“I was right in the front!” I said, getting excited. “What CD?”
Feb 18, 20243 min read


"Add It Up" • Violent Femmes (by Danielle McMahon)
I wanna practice my O face imagined in the bathroom mirror all slackjawed like a B-film death scene.
Feb 18, 20241 min read


"Midnight Marauders Tour Guide" • A Tribe Called Quest (by John Waddy Bullion)
Tour Guide, turn the party out.
Feb 18, 20242 min read


"puppy" • glass beach (by Mark Bouchard)
i dog ear my favorite bits, like treats buried in the couch for safekeeping.
Feb 18, 20241 min read
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