Freelance Writer. Performer. Chalk Artist.
My latest pub: A combination book review/critical essay for Cleveland Review of Books on New Directions’ reissue of Raymond Queneau’s classic “The Blue Flowers.” It touches on a wide range of subjects: the history of the Oulipo movement; the chance operations of John Cage and Philip K. Dick; Lars Von Trier’s “5 Obstructions”; Kool Keith; and even smuggles in a bit of “Twin Peaks” for good measure.
This week marks another big “drop” for yours truly: My first column is up on Spiral Nature! They brought me on as their music columnist to write two columns a month (plus compiling a monthly mixtape) about the intersection between music and the occult. For my first column, I focused on jazz: Pharoah Sanders, Coltrane, Ayler, Kamasi Washington. I also go off on tangents about druggy hippies, metal, voodoo, and esoteric fascist Julius Evola.
My latest piece is up today, and I couldn’t be happier about it: my first byline with the fine folks at Pitchfork! It’s an interview with singer Julee Cruise about her work with David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti, her “Art of Being a Girl” LP, her thoughts on country music, and when she learned how to be a pilot.
The fine folks at The Molotov Cocktail just published their latest issue, which includes a short story by yours truly. Check it out and read the rest of Issue 9, while you’re at it.
Close your case of the Mondays by reading about comic books and a great new band from NYC.
The latest pieces by yours truly:
Looking to get a dose of poetry to help your Friday morning go down smooth? Check out the latest issue of Mojave Heart Review, which includes a trio of poems by yours truly.
Two of my latest pieces are tributes to lifelong heroes/icons of mine: I wrote a poem about Ganesha for Amethyst Review and an essay on the Emperor Norton for Popula.
“The Emperor Is Dead, Long Live The Emperor” | Popula
