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The Staple Singers Have Some Questions
I'm not a religious person, but the Staple Singers are the greatest gospel and soul group I've ever heard. In part it's the songwriting...
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Jun 11, 20211 min read
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This Film is Loud - But You Shouldn't Be
Saw a screening of Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement, a 2019 doc on the 1970s-80s punk scene in Washington, D.C., by filmmakers...
chartbaltimore
Jun 3, 20212 min read
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Welter
My story, "Mom Doesn't Like Y'All," was just published in Welter, the literary journal of The University of Baltimore. It's a short piece...
chartbaltimore
Jun 1, 20211 min read
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You Gotta Love a Real Cult Band
Today we have the trailer for the upcoming documentary on Sparks, called The Sparks Brothers. I can't wait to see it, because I love...
chartbaltimore
May 13, 20212 min read
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Still Learning
Thanks to everybody who attended our MFA readings yesterday. It was a strange experience to watch a video of myself, reading part of a...
chartbaltimore
May 9, 20211 min read
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Reading from 'Mayvelle,' May 8
I'll be one of 18 new graduates of The University of Baltimore's MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts program to give a reading...
chartbaltimore
May 4, 20211 min read
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What's with the Bread Ties?
Bread ties, bread twists – nobody can agree on what to call those little pieces of plastic used to seal a bread bag. There are jokes...
chartbaltimore
May 1, 20211 min read
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Inopportune
I try to write a song every day. Usually just for exercise – keep those mental muscles moving! Often it comes to nothing. But I like this...
chartbaltimore
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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Shine a Little Light
The MFA program at UBalt highlighted my book on their Instagram today. We'll all be reading excerpts from our books on May 8. Details soon.
chartbaltimore
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Baltimore Club in the Spotlight
Baltimore club music gets a nice shoutout from Pitchfork, in a piece about the multi-talented TT the Artist and her acclaimed...
chartbaltimore
Apr 25, 20211 min read
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Third Quarter? Fifth?
I get my second vaccination tomorrow. No anxiety – and I'm not elated, either. I suppose I'm feeling a sense of relief: I got through...
chartbaltimore
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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