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Protected: Solar Power: A Rough Draft Analysis

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Solar Power: A Rough Draft Analysis

I’ve always wanted to write media criticism, but I tend to bite off more than I can chew. Rather than writing a short piece in appreciation of Mary Oliver’s poetry, or a specific poem of hers, I attempt to write a series of essays interrogating “Heaven, Hell, Mary Oliver, and the nature and purpose of […]

Protected: What is sacred to the hearing?

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What is sacred to the hearing?

“When my son Jonas was born, doctors told me he could hear,” Irene Taylor, a hearing filmmaker, narrates at the beginning of her documentary film Moonlight Sonata. This first sentence hints that something is wrong, that while he might have been hearing at birth, this didn’t last. This foreboding tone continues throughout much of the […]

Protected: Request

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Protected: A Journey to Uncertainty

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A Journey to Uncertainty

When I was very young, my dad told me about sin, and how each and every one of us, no matter how sweet, or innocent, is born with a sin nature. He picked up a black checkbook from his desk, and said, “When you come into this world, your heart is black with sin.” This […]

Protected: The Prodigal Son

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The Prodigal Son

Growing up, I often heard the story of the prodigal son. In the story, a man has two sons. The younger son says to his father, “Give me my inheritance now,” and goes off and spends it all. Meanwhile, the older son dutifully stays behind, working diligently. Soon, the younger son regrets leaving and decides […]

Recordings

Several months ago, I was scrolling through old voice memos on my phone when I stumbled across one that was two hours long. I hit play, and was immediately taken back to when I was 16, arguing with my father about Heaven and Hell. I transcribed the whole thing right then and there, but I […]