Jinked

In the last eight months I’ve thought a lot about money. Not so much in the, “OMG I have no job, will I be broke soon, and will I be able to pay all my bills?” sort of way, but rather in the, “I have to stop, rethink my budget and see if I can make this purchase,” sort of way. I’ve always been careful [...]

I haven’t talked about it until now but I will be going on a somewhat aimless road trip to the middle of the country with my friend Zack (or maybe it’s Zach; dude, let me know!) to gather some notes, video, audio and memories for a new writing project. It’s not really a vacation nor do we have a strict itinerary with must-see tourist destinations, [...]

I was telling Rahsaan how I didn’t feel quite so guilty at having ravenously consumed way too many episodes of Code Lyoko over the last couple days. Did I need time off? Well, maybe and maybe not, but nevertheless I took the time anyhow. I’ve been working hard trying to find experience in everything, no matter how small or how “unproductive” it may be. Those [...]

Rahsaan is one of my best friends, and as should be expected of all best friends, he grounds me. He isn’t shy to tell me I’m completely out or line or when to quit something, like ragging on myself. We are our toughest critics, everyone says this, but maybe I’m more than just tough on myself. Sometimes it feels like I’m unforgiving. My life feels [...]

I’ve gone a couple months without producing a zine. It’s sad to say the least, but at least the wait is over. Very soon the new issue of Pieces will be out and available to the public. It’s a different sort of zine in that it’s not recollections of my whole life, or even a large section of it, but rather a sort of narrative [...]