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Small Installations

Is it an installation or is it just a mess? En route to far west Texas, I collect a few grains worn off the rocks of everyday living that nearly blew…

Sep 29 •

A Family Band Listens To The Radio Together

Merciless Damnation and The Set List

Jul 11 •

Love Thy Bruises

A sunburned reflection on what is human while listening to the radio in eastern NC on the eve of A-I.

Jun 28 •

Good In The Beginning, Good In The Middle, Good In The End.

Summer begins and I'm overdue to finish an album I started a ways back...

Jun 2 •

God Bless Non-Linear Narrative & A Few Other Things Written On My Studio Wall

MFA in Experimental & Documentary Arts, Duke University, Commencement Address 2021

May 19 •

Midyear Studio Check-In

Yesterday, I visited my friend Thomas Sayre’s studio. My friendship with Thomas is something I’m so grateful for – we crossed paths not long after I…

May 13 •

Last Week the NC Legislature Eliminated Permits and Background Checks for Handguns

“This meat is DELICIOUS. It’s a little hard to chew, though.” Jean got to earth a red-meat carnivore, and an honest food critic. “The beans, though…

Apr 3 •

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