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Re-rising after yet another month-plus hiatus! But I repent of that and shall sin no more.
First, in narcissistic news, I’ve updated The Scriptorium with excerpts from some of my MFA Year 1 productions. The full versions are all freely available; simply remember that I always try to follow the word of the Lord. [...]

Thanks for understanding the latest grad school-induced hiatus. Now that I’m acclimated to a city with real public transportation, real crime, and a real hyperobsession with politics, I decided to reflect upon what I no longer have.
I shall miss some things about Cincinnati:

The excitement for under-.500 sports teams. Here, people want to [...]

In my itchy roots fashion, I am again transplanted. But rather than a modest shift between Ohio gardens, I am now trying to grow on the concrete grid of our capital, the heart of darkness in politics and crime (but I repeat myself!) Minimally acquainted with the city, I already see how little [...]

Heckuva week at the UT monastery:
- Finished the work at Yelp, whence you can find bushels of reviews and teaspoons of value.
- Submitted a new film review for Pulse. Don’t wait to read it next Wednesday; skip the middle men and go see Starting Out in the Evening now.
- Got to do some of [...]

Life here has been quiet, but life in the real city has been in tumult. Between graduate school admissions (salute Alaska-Fairbanks and American) and pseudo-real jobs (salute Yelp and Pulse), I’ve had a lot to think and write, respectively. As those are the two primary engines of this site, I have no other [...]

As Cincinnati has now become the largest metropolitan area in Ohio, I’m expanding some of the city slickness.
First, a multitudinous paean comparing my 23-course gluttony at Alinea to sundry scenes.
Second, the latest additions to the brewery:

Maplethorpe, a dark ale brewed with maple syrup and artistic temerity.

Paradoxicale, a balanced brown ale gone nuts with almonds and [...]

I’ve suddenly gotten myself into applying to graduate schools. This destiny has been floating around me for a long time now, and I finally saw its shape: creative writing. Schools demand mostly a portfolio, which means that my works have changed and improved substantially (or else I’ve been working much and achieving little). [...]

Long time no read, eh? Well, faithful readers, thank you for enduring my hiatus while my computer underwent a heart transplant. The new ticker is stronger and larger than the old one, so that’s one more excuse I’ll not be able to use again. Regardless, I appreciate your fidelity. I’d hate [...]

The idea of growing older is to discover an identity. If not, then my first 2.5 decades have been misdirected. Yes, I’ve been alive that long if you consider life to start at conception. If you don’t, then this guy thinks you’re a sinner.

Anyway, this site isn’t doing overly well in that [...]

I’d love to describe what to expect and when to expect it, but that might force me into committed blogging. So instead, I’ll outline some things that I might not do (and yet, I might).
This is not a livejournal. You won’t hear about my life except as a portal into more general issues [...]