It was the summer of 2021. Brandon and I are attending a friend’s wedding in Napa Valley. Before flying home, we decided to spend a night in San Francisco. Unfortunately, Brandon has homework and assignments due by midnight. He will join me for dinner, but I am left to my…

I am no culinary snob. On late nights, you can see my motor running in line for food that satisfies but later will cause massive regret. Chain restaurants know my name. Still, despite all Pete Davidson’s begging, I am not eating from the Taco Bell breakfast menu. My late-night trips…

Nothing but a quiet weekend before us. We don’t have much money. There is no plan. But we must escape these four walls. Head North! No real destination in sight. No red pin on the map. The mountains in our backyard were more than enough. We drove for hours. Windows…

Recommendation: 3/5 STREAM Plot: “A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?” -IMDB Review: There have been countless movies about Hollywood and the business behind all the glitz and glamour of the big screen. No film has been as…

We ventured bravely into the night. Our new home was demanding escape. Sitting in a restaurant bathed in florescent light, We began to heal from the trauma of change. Healing felt like an undercurrent. Fried chicken before us, these walls felt like a therapist’s office. Courageous conversations began to unwrap…

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE MUSICAL THESIS PLAYLIST At the center of every album is a musical thesis. This thesis can be the driving force behind the album, a theme that interweaves songs together, or a feeling you are left with after the very last song plays. With some…

Recommendation: 5/5 Stars, Showtime Plot: “A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.” -IMDB Review: Cinema is at its most powerful when it tells stories of people and characters who are often unseen. In these spaces, films can become a vehicle for empathy, delivering…

Trips back home to Oklahoma are less about sightseeing or stops I think you cannot miss. Oklahoma is home. Oklahoma is a place I left eleven years ago. When I return, my writing usually zeroes in on things I observed. This trip was no different. Uncle I have had countless…

Recommendation: 3/5 STREAM Plot: “Follows a donkey who encounters on his journeys good and bad people, experiences joy and pain, exploring a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.” -IMDB Review: Before jumping into the review for EO, I want to pause for a moment. This film marks my 1,000th…