The Reckless Muse

The Reckless Muse

Jerry Landry

Deli Fight

When a brotherly fight goes too far, one brother must forgive the other and perform an emergency tracheotomy with a greasy pen tube.

4 min read3 days ago

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Two pastrami sandwiches stacked high on a deli counter.

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Joe Garza

The Woke Rot Runs Deep at NPR

And there it is, the mangled corpse of the American Press

14 min read6 days ago

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The Woke Rot Runs Deep at NPR

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Joe Garza

Salman Rushdie, and the Censorship-to-Violence Pipeline

On the rabid intolerance of silencing speech

3 min readApr 16, 2024

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Salman Rushdie, and the Censorship-to-Violence Pipeline

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Richard Whiddington

grunt

This morning, my friend told me he had sex for the first time in thirteen months.

1 min readApr 13, 2024

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He told me she had Renaissance hair

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Joe Garza

Create Dangerously: Forge Yourself a Combat-Ready Purpose

A killer “why” is your best defense against laziness & mediocrity.

4 min readApr 11, 2024

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Create Dangerously: Forge Yourself a Combat-Ready Purpose

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Joe Garza

Preserving Artists of the Past Now Makes Me Conservative

I didn’t leave the Left…blah blah blah you know the rest

3 min readApr 10, 2024

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Preserving Artists of the Past Now Makes Me Conservative

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Joe Garza

It’s Endless Wartime For Artists Who Dare

A call to creative arms

3 min readApr 10, 2024

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It’s Endless Wartime For Artists Who Dare

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Joe Garza

Don’t Let Perfection Ruin Your Art

“The perfect is the enemy of the good.” Damn right it is.

3 min readApr 8, 2024

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Don’t Let Perfection Ruin Your Art

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Joe Garza

Why Artists Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Be Misunderstood

Not everyone needs to know the meaning of your work

1 min readMar 27, 2024

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Ben D'Alessio

ME

A Short Story By Ben D’Alessio

8 min readMar 3, 2024

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