Month: January 2019

Then run off to sleep. Bolan’s tune has been on the brain. Continue reading Smile Your Smile

While reading a De Quincey collection, I came across some lines of Shelley that I either hadn’t read or hadn’t remembered, but I immediately responded to them in this context: With hue like that when some great painter dips His pencil in the gloom of earthquake and eclipse. I genuinely enjoy Puritan writing, especially diaries and … Continue reading Couplet

One of the ways I celebrate the New Year is through music. For the past few years that has meant Thai music, especially phin and isaan music. This year I’ve been listening to the Sons of Kemet record Your Queen Is a Reptile. The quartet of sax, tuba, and two drummers plays powerful, danceable, and reflective pieces. The music is … Continue reading Ringing New Ears