photo by Andrew Shepherd Buried in allergen-swell sockets - parrying eye for eyes, the Right affection appetent for Yukon in a cup. Leaking over my bedspread, Dawn finds a cleft and whispers A gentle meniscus, floating Past my ear, and in the sense We know the majesty of snowdrops in June. Outside, drills...

In 2007 I was invited to go to Kitale, Kenya (situated in Rift Valley) with a family who helps support a pre-school called Graceway. They support this school financially (basic school supplies), physically (food and clothing) and even spiritually (Bible teaching, praying). They invited me because I had...

In 2007 I was invited to go to Kitale, Kenya (situated in Rift Valley) with a family who helps support a pre-school called Graceway. They support this school financially (basic school supplies), physically (food and clothing) and even spiritually (Bible teaching, praying). They invited me because I...

Growing up in the church, I encountered an interesting version of a saint. The saint was an elderly woman in my church, apparently revered by the adults in the congregation but, frankly, terrifying to most of us kids. Occasionally, when she took issue with something the pastor said, she would practically...

…because 2 cents is all I’ve got right now. In comparison to the billions spent on the military, weapons, and wars around the world, it’s not much… War is all around us. Always has been. Though it’s not happening on my street, at my grocery store, or at my job (though...

Where is VH1′s Behind the Music when you need it? I would give anything for an insider’s look at how the new Christmas with Weezer album came into being. I purchased the album on a whim based on the fact that my Christmas playlists have gaping holes when it comes to alt/rock/pop variations...

I cannot recall when I first encountered The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. I only know that it must have been early in my college career because I borrowed it from the university library and grew increasingly frustrated with the fact that I could not underline all scintillating, profoundly [inherently] familiar...

If you were to apply the tenets of Bauhaus architecture – that form of a work should ease people into what said work’s function is – to pop music, Weezer would stand as one of its greatest progenitors. Their form is creating simple, unabashedly catchy songs with the as-to-be-expected...

I have a rather shocking news flash for you. The stars of cinema and television are rather privileged! They are able to do things us average mortals cannot! They have access to opportunities that the rest of us merely dream about. It seems that nothing is outside of their purview – international...

The term “Montreal indie band” has become a bit old. For a while it seemed all one had to do to find success in the Canadian indie scene was to move to Montreal, buy an array of thrift store instruments and record a lo-fi album in someone’s basement studio. Being able to wear the label...