Essays

Live Reading: I Fell in Love with Basketball in Grandma’s Basement

An essay about basketball but really about Grandma

Mar 30 •

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We Wrote Home & Saw Love Looking Back

On Write Home, a night of emerging storytellers

Mar 29 •

On still calling myself a Christian

Mar 25 •

The Game I Breathe

Kevin Durant & Nikola Jokic Aren't That Different

Feb 20 •

How Russell Westbrook is leading Denver Nuggets to joy

Read my latest Andscape essay about the nine-time All Star finding a gentle landing in his rollercoaster career

Jan 24 •

God's Favorite Team

On Ohio State, American Football & Preaching to the Masses

Jan 21 •

Cypher Pt. 3: Alex, Koku, Julius & Cole

Love Letters on Musical Lineages

Jan 9 •

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Julius Tunstall

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Saturn is Somewhere

On Kacey Musgraves, Turning 30 & Getting Over Myself

Jan 5 •

Two Years of Feels Like Home

Celebrating my newsletter's second anniversary

Dec 19, 2024 •

Grown Men with Daddy Issues

On Fatherhood with Tyler, The Creator, Westside Boogie & Kendrick Lamar

Oct 31, 2024 •

Perfectly at Peace

A Black Kid's Ode to Kid Cudi

Oct 25, 2024 •

But There's Still Time on the Clock

Oct 7, 2024 •

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