I Stand With Watkins’ Students and Their Vote of No Confidence

I'd heard it was coming. Today the headlines hit. Belmont University to Absorb Watkins College of Art "Absorb." Such a pathetic word to use for the closing of a 143-year-old art school. The only word more pathetic in this is "synergy." It's about two-thirds of the way down the article. I wasn’t surprised a … Continue reading I Stand With Watkins’ Students and Their Vote of No Confidence →

To the Kits of the World – My Take On the Unicorn Store

Spoilers for Unicorn Store on Netflix - proceed with glitter and caution. Dear Kits, You know who you are. Of course you do. The ones who never fit in. The artistic ones. WEIRD. Different. Unique. Non-conformists. They have different names for us, but they damn sure can't fit us in a box, (with or … Continue reading To the Kits of the World – My Take On the Unicorn Store →

I Left Before the Cherry Trees Did

I love Boston. I miss Nashville. I can say these two things at once. It’s possible to look forward and behind at the same time. . . Although the better thing is to stay in the present. But I don’t do that very well. And the present is homesick. Not homesick for whatever Nashville became. … Continue reading I Left Before the Cherry Trees Did →

One Paycheck Away From Homelessness

I have a reporter friend . . . well, more of an acquaintance, but if I saw him in public I'd say hello and probably ask if he wanted to grab a cup of coffee if he wasn't busy at the moment. Anyway, I know this reporter who writes about the community here in Nashville … Continue reading One Paycheck Away From Homelessness →

The Lamp

It’s a beautiful thing. The base is black and shines like glass. It might be glass, or some sort of shiny ceramic glaze. The black base sits on several rings of antique gold, and the arm extends up in more swoops and swirls of antique gold. Do you call the upright part of a lamp … Continue reading The Lamp →