The Unbearable Now
AOKBay Area baby writing on the edge of oblivion
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Part 3: Epiphany (Night 1, Annotated)
I have included the notes I took on my phone during the events discussed below throughout the piece. They are unedited and in their original fragmentary state.
We had finally made it to Vegas, and I had started to panic. I practical...
Part 2: Horror Vacui
It was twilight as Stephanie and I exited the casino on our last night in Las Vegas, and the blast of 106° degree air hit the instant the doors slid open. It was thick and suffocating outside, and to make matters worse, we were both lavishl...
Part 1: Enter Ghost
HORATIO: If thou hast any sound or use of voice,
Speak to me.
If there be any good thing to be done
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me.
If thou art privy to thy country’s fate,
Which happily foreknowing may avoid,...
The Monstrous Mirror
Here we are in another bitter interregnum, one that feels like a final nail in the coffin of a hopeful future. The earth burns, ‘Compromise’ at the expense of trans, disabled, or nonwhite people is discussed to maintain institutional civili...
American Automythology
In my post-election grief and rage , I keep thinking about this clip of Prof. Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Daily Show. It’s one of the few postmortems I agree with (this is the other) because at the end of the day, everything (the recent...
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