Jack Donovan's Blog, page 3

Vulnerability Is a Synonym for Weakness

"Being vulnerable" is nothing to be proud of.

Ride In Power

On The Wild Hunt, refusing to "Rest In Peace" and committing to the ride.

EVERYTHING (AND EVERYONE) IS REDUCIBLE

Everything (and everyone) can be cut down — but do you really want to accept a reality in which nothing is held up?

Desperate Living

I talked to Jim Goad recently, and we joked a bit about some of the characters on America’s political fringe, as we’re both well acquainted with “both” sides.  If you’ve never read Goad, you should. He’s a phenomenally witty writer possessed by a compulsion to mock hypocrisy wherever he sees it. It’s a sketchy racket but you never run out of material. After we ended the call, I thought about the absurdity of it all, and texted him back to say that John Waters ought

CREATIVITY & STOICISM

A response to a reader question about balancing creative passion with a stoic mentality.

On Friendship

On the value and the limits of sharing.