These poems are from a series inspired by reading Atlas Obscura stories while listening to a music genre randomly selected from my list. I hope you enjoy these. If so, it means everything if you’d support my work (unlike Medium, ahem). The Not-So-Chill History of Hawai‘i’s Breeziest Shirt (article here…

These poems are from a series inspired by reading Atlas Obscura stories while listening to a music genre randomly selected from my list. I hope you enjoy these. If so, it means everything if you’d support my work (unlike Medium, ahem). The True Glory of Woodstock Is That They Managed…

These poems are from a series inspired by reading Atlas Obscura stories while listening to a music genre randomly selected from my list. I hope you enjoy these. If so, it means everything if you’d support my work (unlike Medium, ahem). The Middle East as Old Hollywood Saw It (article…

These poems are from a series inspired by reading Atlas Obscura stories while listening to a music genre randomly selected from my list. I hope you enjoy these. If so, it means everything if you’d support my work (unlike Medium, ahem). Why a South African Petrochemical Plant Is Like Catnip…

Disclaimer: John Darnielle has absolutely nothing to do with this. If John Darnielle (Mountain Goats) could include a line like “I could feel your basal body temperature rise” in a song titled “I’ve Got the Sex,” what other steamy lyrics is he keeping from us? Here are some of my…

Ever beat yourself up over something small, something that “shouldn’t matter” but is suddenly important? And then beat yourself up over your lack of perspective? Me too. All the time. Especially in the throes of depression. I’ll feel like I’ve just gotten my head above water and something small can…

These poems are from a series inspired by reading Atlas Obscura stories while listening to a music genre randomly selected from my list. The poems were written immediately after reading, still while listening to the randomly chosen music. I frequently post these to Medium. …

These poems are from a series inspired by reading Atlas Obscura stories while listening to a music genre randomly selected from my list. The poems were written immediately after reading, still while listening to the randomly chosen music. I frequently post these to Medium. …

These poems are from a series inspired by reading Atlas Obscura stories while listening to a music genre randomly selected from my list. The poems were written immediately after reading, still while listening to the randomly chosen music. I frequently post these to Medium. …