-
Violent crime dropped significantly in 2025. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
Despite being seemingly-full of high-profile mass shootings and public tragedies, experts say homicide deaths were down almost 20%. Content warning: discussions of mass violence, recounting of traumatic events I think many people would agree that 2025 has been a terrible year. For me personally, it’s been excessively hard to transition out of an MFA program, Continue reading
-
The 4th of July
Yesterday marked one of the worst Independence Days I’ve ever experienced. And that’s coming from someone who hasn’t said the Pledge of Allegiance or stood for the National Anthem in years; it’s not exactly like I have high hopes for this self-congratulatory cesspool of a holiday. I wouldn’t say this is objectively the worst Independence Continue reading
