Shout Shout Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on I’m talking to you Come on On a cold, rainy day, back when I was a young boy, in mid-March of a time ago, I went with my mother to a department store — I think it was Strawbridge … Continue reading Shout!
I remember thinking about snow in the summertime, when the days were long, hazy, and tended to blend together in an unending line that seemed to stretch out across the expanse of the entire year. But it was all a mirage, a game, a trick of the eye, because I somehow always remembered in the … Continue reading Snow in Summer
“Hip hop just died this morning, and she’s dead. She’s dead.” – Nas You remember when hip hop was born, right? Back in the early ’80s when dudes were breakdancing on the street corners, and the ladies would cheer them on. Or maybe it was when Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince started mixing it … Continue reading Was Nas Right? Is Hip Hop Dead?
The year was 1992, and I was as frightened as a turtle who can’t find his shell. After being summarily dismissed from Blue Mountain Academy at the beginning of my junior year, I was rudderless, finally coming in to port three weeks later at the third largest public school in Philadelphia. I was overwhelmed from … Continue reading Why I Got an “F” in Chemistry
Brad Paisley wrote an ultimately beautiful song entitled “Letter to Me,” in which his older self writes a letter to his younger self, giving him encouragement and advice for the next few years until he grows up. I find the song intriguing because it brings to life the concept of “if I knew then what … Continue reading Writing That Letter to Myself
I live in a village where the street names are heavily influenced by placement. For example, the street that is on the north side of the central village area is called North Street. There is also a West Street, which I think is located at the western side, and the street I live on, East … Continue reading Welcome to Newport, Population 762
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