I have drunk the sweet poison of fantasy it is not deep or meaningful or existential or maybe it has glimmers of all those things I can taste the nectar from my stomach and can feel the fragrance seeping into my blood and lulling me into a dream my body morphs into an amorphous dome […]
Beauty in a Broken World
We are surrounded by beauty in this world, even on the days where the world feels most broken. In nature alone, we experience the changing of leaves in the fall, the sound of crashing waves, blooming of flowers, and the scents of fresh fruit. Beautiful artwork is displayed in museums all over the world and […]
Dance, Art, and the Divine
Sweat drips down my back. I breathe in through my nose, out through my mouth. The exhaustion is hardly noticeable amidst the surging adrenaline. All I feel is the heat radiating from the stage lights, the exertion of my muscles, and the rhythm of the pounding music. In this moment I feel complete. My body […]
What is a body?
What is a body – really, though? A shelter for my soul, A humble slave or faithful friend, An importunate foe? What thing to wield, my pulsing flesh, My spirit’s solid vessel, My will to own and to command For good or wicked evil. The more real things of this bright life, Like Self and […]
Music as the Human Experience
The year is 1741. Summer has come and gone, a season of sleepless nights, fasting, and soul-emptying composing for a certain 56-year old English musician. The night is September 14th, and Georg Frederic Handel drops his head in utter exhaustion, tears streaming down his face. His servant enters the room carrying the plate of food […]
Hope in the Midst of Hurt: A Critique of Between the World and Me
“The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.” -Psalm 103:6 As a preface to this article, I would like to comment on the topic of racial justice generally. I am a White man. More, I am a White man writing about a Black man’s experience with racism in America. I fully understand […]