Category Archives: nonfiction
Review: Moving the Moon: A Night at the Acropolis Museum by Andrea Marcolongo
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From one of Europe’s most original and brilliant classicists, an inspiring and deeply personal reflection on loss, memory, and what we owe the past and others, inspired by a night spent in Athens’ Acropolis … Continue reading
Review: The Art of Running: Learning to Run Like a Greek by Andrea Marcolongo
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The inspiring story of how one of Europe’s most original and compelling classicist learned to run—and live—like a Greek Much has changed since the day in 490 BCE when the indefatigable Athenian herald Philippides … Continue reading
Essay 002: Kurt Cobain
This past week was the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Kurt Cobain. Many people who were closer to him and/or more insightful than me have written many articles about him. This is only my experience this week. I pulled … Continue reading
Review: There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A poignant, personal reflection on basketball, talent and allegiance, and of course, LeBron James—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America While Hanif Abdurraqib is an acclaimed author, a … Continue reading
Essay 001: Numbers
I enjoy numbers in a casual way. My Garmin watch tells me that I average 9,761 steps every day and that my resting heart rate is 55 (I do know this heart rate is not completely accurate because it is … Continue reading
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