Christopher CoccaHow to Read More This Year (by Leveraging Compulsions)There are two ways to become a better writer:Jan 28, 2022Jan 28, 2022
Christopher CoccaIn Dreams (The Crying of Lot 49)It’s exhausting, being manipulated like this. But also, bravo.Nov 30, 2019Nov 30, 2019
Christopher CoccaEducational Inequality is Everywhere You LookI’ve had crush on Aunt Becky for like 30 years. All the jokes about waiting for her forever aside, the college admissions scandal sheds…Mar 15, 2019Mar 15, 2019
Christopher CoccaForgive Us Our Debts: My Millennial Marriage in the Crucible of Helping and HardshipMy wife is easy to like. She is charming, caring, smart, funny, and works in addiction counseling, specifically on the front lines of the…Jan 10, 20191Jan 10, 20191
Christopher CoccaFund the Future with Middle Class Tax Cut and Higher Corporate TaxesAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for a Green New Deal. Kamala Harris is calling for tax cuts that actually cut taxes for the middle…Jan 4, 2019Jan 4, 2019
Christopher CoccainThe JunctionThe BirdsThere’s nothing to say now to Eugene Victor Debs or William Jennings Bryan. No spring under iron wheels and no thaw in the concrete…Jan 2, 2019Jan 2, 2019
Christopher CoccainPredictI Was a Kid in the 80sYears ago, I used to read a blog called Paleofuture. It’s still out there, somewhere. One day, Paleofuture posted a picture of someone’s…Jan 2, 2019Jan 2, 2019
Christopher CoccainThe Writing CooperativeOn Made Mistakes and Making Making ThemTwenty years ago, Charles Baxter named the unsettling traits of America’s then-adolescent “culture of deniability” and what its…Dec 29, 2018Dec 29, 2018
Christopher CoccaThe Lunacy of RecognitionI came across this short reflection by Jeff Burton here on Medium. I think he asks questions worth asking, and raises points creative…Dec 21, 2018Dec 21, 2018
Christopher CoccainThe JunctionWhat I Recall from PatmosGeorge. Smoked since he was nine. Died when I was eight.Dec 20, 2018Dec 20, 2018