SolidshepardUntap, Upkeep, Draw“What is mana but possibility, an idea not yet given form?” — Jhoira, master artificerJul 27, 2021Jul 27, 2021
SolidshepardIt’s Good to Laugh“America’s chickens are coming home to roost” — Rev. Jeremiah WrightOct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
SolidshepardThe Center Should Not HoldAll I want is a good home and a wife and a children And some food to feed them every night — Gil Scott-Heron, “Comment #1”Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
SolidshepardThe Dream Lives On“But he had left her the Revolution.” — Ursula K. Le Guin “The Day Before The Revolution”Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
SolidshepardForty things I loveA collection of my life’s great joys, large and small.Feb 14, 2020Feb 14, 2020
SolidshepardThe 2010s: My favorite booksA look at my favorite books of the decade.Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
SolidshepardThe 2010s: My favorite albumsOver the coming weeks, I will list and briefly discuss my favorite films, albums, books, and television shows of the 2010s. These are not…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
SolidshepardThe 2010s: My favorite filmsA look back at my personal favorite films of the past 10 years.Dec 6, 2019Dec 6, 2019
SolidshepardStrangers Tell Me Their DreamsOn the second-worst for democracy website in the world, I posed a simple question: If you came home today and found a completely…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
SolidshepardThat Summer Without Frank Ocean, Part 3III: How to Disappear CompletelyOct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019