On the first morning of Spring 2015, I awoke around four in the morning to start driving.I had asked the others if they wanted to join. Some had said yes, but at that hour, things change. Mar 31Mar 31
Telling vs. Showing in Joan Micklin Silver’s Chilly Scenes of WinterActions speak louder than words. At least that’s what they tell you in screenwriting class. When it comes to writing: show, don’t tell. If…Mar 26Mar 26
Ten special songs from 2020Every year, I put out a playlist of my favorite songs from the year. I used to say this playlist was the “best” songs of that year, but I…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
“It’s only good”: using song to transform character in Marriage StoryI love musicals. It’s endearing to me, the way a character can take time to process something with music and poetry differently…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Each prayer accepted, and each wish resignedI’m sitting at the dining room table on chairs that I just assembled in my first apartment. I’ve been living alone for a week and a half.Apr 28, 2018Apr 28, 2018
A New American NarrativeIn her book, A Brief History of Myth, Karen Armstrong discusses the prevalence of myth-making through time as a way that humans have…Jun 19, 2017Jun 19, 2017
Table for sixI wanted to keep packing, but everyone else was hungry and bored so they came to pick me up. We went to the Texas Roadhouse on 28th Street…Jun 19, 2017Jun 19, 2017
In between bands at my last Parlor Voice show before graduation, I was explaining how I edited the…The trick I pulled was possible because she said Fight right after so I smashed the F — from Fuck together with the — ight from Fight which…Jun 2, 2017Jun 2, 2017
First GriefIt was November sixteenth but the tree, lights, and other decorations were already setup at the funeral home. My grandfather had died of…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Nothing to hideMom rang the dinner bell at six o’clock. We took our places as she put the last, hottest dish in the middle of the table. She sat down…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
Amethyst + FlowersI keep having this vision: as I’m walking down the path, I get a call that someone in my immediate family has died: either the mother who…Apr 10, 2017Apr 10, 2017
“Be Thou My Vision”: three linguistic perspectives of a hymn.Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or…Jan 14, 20171Jan 14, 20171
“This is a historic opportunity to see someone who may become president”: Last minute rallies in…The red candidateNov 8, 2016Nov 8, 2016
“My torturer became my remedy”: Beyoncé’s shift from independence to cooperative reconciliationWhen Beyoncé’s Lemonade dropped earlier this year, speculation over the health and future of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s marriage percolated in pop…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
“Why are you so far from saving me?”:After a five-year hiatus, which was originally announced as a permanent break, the prominent Indie Rock band Bon Iver has announced a new…Sep 23, 2016Sep 23, 2016
Wiener-Dog: a closer look at the representation of characters with Down SyndromeI haven't seen many honest portrayals of people with mental challenges or genetic disorders in film and TV. Sure, there are a lot of films…Aug 6, 2016Aug 6, 2016
