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Punk Writes

How *Not* to Write a Dystopian Novel

The story of how I've managed to not write a novel in eight years, in list form

I Was A Teenage Teenager (Green Day album review/analysis)

Well, I cannot lie: I love it! They took a complete left turn with the sound we've come to expect over the past three decades.

Life at 26 Ain't What I Thought it Would Be

Hello again! I know, I keep taking long breaks between posts, which isn't ideal for trying to build an audience. Anyway. this post is...

A Hypothetical House of Representatives (Why the Census Matters)

So anyway, the US legislature is basically f*cked, and I haven't even mentioned how lots of people want to fix the Senate

Slam poem; The System—

[This poem was written in 2015, and is meant to be read aloud] How to make sure the system is working: Make sure the system fails —...

How 30 Years Later, the "Teenage Wasteland" Hasn't Improved: A Generational Indictment

The minimum wage in 1991 was $4.25/hr...it is now $7.25/hr, which it has been at for 10 years...

Who I am & What to Expect

Autistic. Cat person. Liberal/leftist.

Observation Isolation

The bed has spots for tie down straps, and there's a pillow and blanket; TV high up behind plexiglass.