

Twenty Years in the Fire: A Love That Survived
High school was starting, and I was a mess. All I could think about back then was finding a soulmate. I met my first real girlfriend, let's call her Squeak, and I loved her endlessly, regardless of her actions. I was convinced she was cheating on me, and decades later I would learn that maybe it was true. I also found out that two people, my first “friends,” were paying her on a dare to date me. She broke my heart, and that heartbreak led me straight to my first psych ward st

The Autistic Lens
Oct 112 min read


How Do You Stay Human in an Ordinary World?
Cruelty is loud. Apathy is rampant. My rebellion is simple: keep caring, keep clear, keep human in an ordinary world.

The Autistic Lens
Aug 234 min read


Billie Joe Armstrong is a Lyrical Genius
Are you prepared for some literary analysis/appreciation and hardcore fangirling? Buckle up, then. So, I've once again been listening to...

Punk Writes
Apr 7, 202111 min read


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.

Punk Writes
Feb 8, 20205 min read
