Category Archives: music

“More Fandom than Ekphrasis” | Bruce Jenkins on music and memoir

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

In case you missed it, check out this great piece by writer Bruce Jenkins inspired by a recent blog-a-day project I completed earlier this month. It’s not just being flattered by the fact Bruce riffed off my project, but that … Continue reading →

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The Chris Cornell rat scene reveal | Field notes from the Pacific coast

Posted on July 3, 2017 by

This is the last in a series of posts I started in late May and have published daily for 37 days now. It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the Washington coast, with side-story memoir scenes wrapped by a … Continue reading →

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Over the hills where the spirits fly | Field notes from the Pacific coast

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

It’s almost over, second-to-last post! This is a series I started in late May and have published daily for 36 days now. It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the Washington coast, with side-story memoir scenes wrapped by a few … Continue reading →

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Trying on masks | Field notes from the Pacific Coast

Posted on July 1, 2017 by

It’s almost over! This is a series of posts I started in late May and have published daily for 35 days now. It’s inspired by a three-day solo trek on the Washington coast, with side-story memoir scenes wrapped by a few … Continue reading →

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Field notes from the Pacific Coast | 101 to Aberdeen

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

This is a series of posts from three days out on my favorite stretch of the Pacific Coast. The posts don’t need to be read in order and serve as a memoir experiment with side-stories from related trips and themes … Continue reading →

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‘One more time around’

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

Now there’s a new sound in the back yard, the sound from the cottonwood leaves when the wind comes in from the west, and all those tiny hands clap, and remind me of the tide coming in or going out, … Continue reading →

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“Superunknown” | eulogy for Chris Cornell

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

Before this car I owned just two: an ’84 Thunderbird and a Toyota Celica I got for $500 and abandoned in Philadelphia. The Thunderbird was a gift for college graduation but I wasn’t responsible enough for a car and I … Continue reading →

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