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God Bless Non-Linear Narrative & A Few Other Things Written On My Studio Wall
MFA in Experimental & Documentary Arts, Duke University, Commencement Address 2021
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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…
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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…
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The Yes No Chorus
Saturday morning is pouring down rain, cold, gray. James is over to play. He and Jean are in her bunk bed fort turning the Christmas lights inside on…
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From Melbourne.
My nerves vanish quickly; muscle memory returning. Oxygen flying though my throat, the pulse of rhythm overtaking muscle, the touch of instrument. The…
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EDIT: Songs From A Tuesday at Six O’Clock
Dear Friends! Songs From A Tuesday at Six O’Clock went out without the last paragraph, true to Wednesday at Six O’Clock! Forgive me, it does not end…
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Songs From A Tuesday at Six O’Clock
“I’m glad I am who I’m supposed to be! I’m glad I am who I’m supposed to be!” Jean’s hair is wet. She is naked on the sofa in my bedroom after a bath…
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