Published inOffbeat Interviews“For Goodness Sake”: An Interview with Lo NoomJune 27th, 2025, I sat down with Lo Noom’s frontman, Andrew Newman, to talk about perfectionism, intention, and making music for goodness…5d ago5d ago
Published inThe Smartie NewsletterGood People: A Video Essay Without the VideoSome people like salty food or mosh pits or sparkly earrings or expensive trips — I like getting to know people, even if I don’t know…6d ago6d ago
Published inFlipping Pages“José Olivarez doesn’t exist”: An Interview with José OlivarezAs I was chatting with a former teacher, I found myself burrowing down into a suggested rabbit hole of poetry: gold, taxis, and unglorified…Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
Published inThe Smartie NewsletterInterview with Poet Gabrielle Bates: “I wanted everything to feel essential, not just defensible.”I’d been following Gabrielle Bates for a couple years when, like a sheep, I was led to Judas Goat — a collection of slaughtering poems. I…Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 2024
Published inOffbeat InterviewsHotel Fiction Interview: Check-in at the Front DeskA few years ago a friend introduced me to Hotel Fiction, and I really did just kind of loiter in the hotel ever since watching them write…Oct 11, 2024Oct 11, 2024
Published inOffbeat Interviews“We Should All Aspire to be Muses:” An Interview With Thelma and the SleazeJuly 13th 2024 I sat down with LG, lead singer and guitarist of Southern rock group Thelma and the Sleaze, to talk about…Jul 15, 2024Jul 15, 2024
Published inThe Smartie NewsletterInterview with a Citadel StudentA Brief History of the CitadelJul 11, 2024Jul 11, 2024
Published inOffbeat InterviewsTake a Walk Through Juliet’s Apartment: A Band InterviewI asked what I should call her, laughingly suggesting groupie? And Keena Kabir told me to say she’s recorded a few demos for them, Juliet’s…Jul 9, 2024Jul 9, 2024
Published inThe Smartie NewsletterThe Deaths of Black Mothers and Babies in AmericaMothers are the sources of human life, our greatest examples of compassion, so why, with America’s medical knowledge, financial abundance…Sep 9, 2023Sep 9, 2023
Published inThe Smartie NewsletterHow to Never Live Like Nietzsche, According to Nietzsche: An EssayFriedrich Nietzsche is proof that morality does not guarantee salvation, genius does not incur verity, and that even understanding pain…May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
