Writings
Art
Musings
A bookworm by nature, an English major by education, and a writer by compulsion, i've been writing various things ever since I can remember. These are divided into several different (excuse the word) genres. They are:
Book Reviews
Getting sick of unemployment, I decided to kick-start my "journalism career" by reviewing books for The Weekly Alibi, a hip free weekly newspaper in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This sparked a habit of writing about books that i've never quite kicked.
- Reopening the American West. A book of essays about environmentalism in the Southwest.
- A Zuni Life. The memoir of Virgil Wyaco: Zuni Indian, UNM graduate, tribal council member and WWII veteran, as told to J.A. Jones.
- Call Me. A novel by P-P Hartnet.
- The Edge of the Bed. A memoir by Lisa Palac, a pornographer you'd take home to meet your mother.
- The House of Sleep. A novel by Jonathan Coe.
- Loving Chloe. A novel by Jo-Ann Mapson.
- Paradise Lost: The Dark Side of California Dreaming. An essential explanation of the mess California has made of its economy and political process by Peter Schrag.
- Purple America. A novel by Rick Moody.
- Quarantine. A novel by Jim Crace.
- Sacred Journeys in a Modern World. A travel book by Roger Housden who wrote it and took the photographs.
- Last Night in Paradise. A series of essays on sex and morals in the 90s by Katie Roiphe.
- Signal to Noise. A novel by Eric S. Nylund.
- The Bad Daughter. A memoir by Julie Hilden.
- The Fight. A novel/essay by Norman Mailer.
- The Women. A memoir/essay by Hilton Als.
- Cloud Atlas. A postmodern novel by David Mitchell. (Added 11/30/2005)
- The Fortress of Solitude. A novel by Johathan Letham. (Added 11/30/2005)
- Little Children. A novel by Tom Perrotta. (Added 1/24/2007)
- Tree of Smoke. A novel by Denis Johnson. (Added 3/11/08)
Essays
I sometimes picture myself as an amateur journalist, writing about whatever strikes my fancy. This stuff only appears here.
- Warren Zevon at the House of Blues. An review of Warren Zevon's show at the now-defunkt Boston House of Blues in late 2000 before anyone knew he was dying.
- Aimee Mann at the Orpheum. A review of Aimee Mann's 2005 at the Orpheum in Boston, MA in support of The Forgotten Arm album.
- Thoughts on Choosing a Marriage Partner. A reaction to a book review in the June 2005 issue of Harpers' Magazine called "Love or Money: The Matrimonial Mystique" by Laura Kipnis. (Added 1/1/2006)
- Bela Fleck at Irving Plaza. Thoughts on a Bela Fleck show. (Added 8/16/2006)
- Ray Davies at the Orpheum. Thoughts on a Ray Davies show. (Added 8/22/2006)
Journalism
Some longer pieces of early journalism, mainly written for VOX, and some non-commissioned articles.
- Natural Born Consumer. A brief history of advertising and history written for the "Buy Nothing Day" issue of Chile Verde, an Albuquerque-based non-profit newspaper.
- Too Much Monkey Business. An article about John-O Niles and his attempts to raise consciousness about the drill, a short-tailed monkey indigenous to West Africa.
- Reflecting the Past. An article about Nakki Goranin, a photographer who has opening a display in Burlington, VT.
- Hyper-attenuated Memories. An article about Robert Brunelle, a painter based in Jericho, VT.
- Summer Filming. An article about Jennifer Latham's work helping to film Diamond Run, an independent film directed by David Giancola, in the summer of 1995.
- Swing Your Partner. An article about Bob and Cheryl Milliken's country dance group, Country Spirit, and the country dance craze in the mid-90s.
Journal Entries
Rants and writings that don't readily fit anywhere else.
- Conservative Anger. An attempt at a summary of my political views. Somewhat unfocused, but an amusing rant, nontheless.
- Rilke. Some thoughts on reading Rilke's collected poetry, mainly his Elegies.
- Zeacliff Trail. Climbing up the Zeacliff trail in the spring of 2007.
