Category: Essays
I Tried to Interview for a Job With a Right-Wing Fringe Group
I’ve felt hopeless before–we all have–but this is what true hopelessness sounds and looks like
I Applied For a Job With a Right-Wing Fringe Group
One morning, I woke up and applied for a new job. By the end of the day I was listening to a poem written by a 19th-century Populist who loved eugenics. In between, I quit the job I already had by simply walking out.
I Told You They Could Change The Name of Swastika Mountain, and More Ridiculous Oregon Place Names
So, I hear they’re changing the name of ol’ Swastika Mountain. In a stunning victory for both progressive geography nerds and people who still get upset about things they read in the newspaper, the...
The World Began in Eden and Ended in Los Angeles: A Brief Reflection on a Year Away From Home
California sucks. Everything you’ve heard about the place is (mostly) true. It’s beautiful, all of it: the mountains, the deserts, the forests, the shorelines, and the people, too. Everything grows here. It’s lush and...