Patrick DerocherAllowing Myself the Gift of LossSeptember 11th makes me angry. Not at Osama bin Laden or al-Qaeda, or even the George W. Bush Administration; as much as I might like, I…Sep 12, 2021Sep 12, 2021
Patrick DerocherinReaching OutWhat I’ve Chosen to Leave BehindWhen I came out to my family a year ago — via group text, which tells you everything you need to know about us — I identified as two things…Dec 12, 20171Dec 12, 20171
Patrick DerocherinAmerican UrbanismWrong Trains RunningBuffalo, New York City, and BoondogglesApr 20, 2017Apr 20, 2017
Patrick DerocherJanuary 21stToday was more difficult than I expected it to be.Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017
Patrick DerocherThis Is Not ConservativeThis is not the post I had planned today. But the value of a blog is flexibility, and some things call for an immediate response, and while…Dec 15, 2016Dec 15, 2016
Patrick DerocherBurning Down the HouseGoing about some Christmas season errands this weekend, I passed a self storage facility. Innocuous enough, and certainly a necessary…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016
Patrick DerocherBelieve SomethingIt was with no small measure of abject horror this morning that I read the following headline:Dec 5, 2016Dec 5, 2016
Patrick DerocherThe Importance of VulnerabilityThis is not about how we were wrong about the election. The internet will be awash in those for the foreseeable future, and I don’t flatter…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016
