It is always the writer’s responsibility to anticipate the reader’s needs. That’s the overarching principle of good writing. I learned that in my tenth-grade English class from a brilliant teacher (and writer) who ignited my love for the craft. …

If we’re to believe the cultural aphorism that all Colombians are born with a ‘dancing’ gene — then for Peruvians, it’s jaywalking. Welcome to Peru, an experience guaranteed to deliver an unrelenting buffet of firsts until the phrase “I’ve never seen that before” loses novelty and you’re left with, simply…

It’s official, We’re in trouble. I mean, we sort of already knew we were in trouble, didn’t we? Just look around you: the environment, Africa, AI, Tick Tock, the Middle East, Donald Trump, the fucking Ukraine — need I say more? But this makes it official. Call your congressman, tattoo…

I just had to take a moment from my day to say something. I suspect most people don’t hunt for sport. Some do, sure, but certainly not a lot. Not in Canada anyway. Places like Africa and Australia, I think sport-hunting is more of a thing. …

How long? How long will I slide? Separate my side, I don’t — I don’t believe it’s bad. Slit my throat, It’s all I’ve ever had. Wednesday, January 4th, 2023–7:04 am With no one else around for miles, the only sounds were the murmur of the water and the classical…

Can we get back to politics? Please, yo. There’s a quote from the television series The Wire that goes like this: The bigger the lie, the more they believe. If you’ve seen the show and remember the scene, you’ll know Detective “Bunk” Moreland says this after he and some colleagues…

What would you do if I spoke out of turn? Would you stop listening and leave? What would you do if I wrote out of line? Would you turn the page and grieve? What would you do if the skies were aflame and the earth was made of fire? What…

I woke up this morning and realized I’m in the throes of a crisis. An existential fucking crisis. Another one. At age 38. Fuck. Deflated. That’s how I feel. At least, that’s the nicest way I can describe it without being melodramatic and setting off alarms and having to deal…

You didn’t come here to make a choice. You’ve already made it. You are here to try to understand why you made it. What if I told you that you already know the answer to every question, the solution to every riddle, the end to every chapter, act, and play…