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In a time when “interesting” feels like the politest possible word for “chaos,” Contributing Author and Historian Bill Bois finds reasons to be hopeful and maybe even grateful for the turbulence.
His essay traces how disorder, constraint, and a sudden rush of guitars can sometimes be the first notes of something better.
And The Replies They Deserve
The headlines may be odd, but our doom-scrolling correspondent Rollerboogie finds comic relief in skulls, hobbits, and sea monsters, offering sharp retorts that make the news oddly bearable.
Why I March in Durham’s Pride Parade
This thoughtful reflection blends memory, faith, and love into a vivid walk down Durham’s Pride Parade route. Contributing Author Chuck Small brings a clear, compassionate voice to why he marches—and why it matters.
A person’s cubicle is their castle, amirite? But there’s a change a-coming at the office.
Contributing Author dutchg8r is standing by the water cooler with her report
“Our societal story has no real end in sight. And no actions can really be considered heroic without real struggle and real sacrifice.”
It’s the penultimate chapter of the wonderfully eclectic art, history, & music series from Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
“The difference was that these radicals really knew how to play the long game.”
It’s Part 19 of the eclectic art, history, & music mini-series from Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
Friend and Contributing Author Chuck Small, at the intersection of hello and goodbye
Contributing Author rollerboogie shares a tale of courage, faith, and of his meeting with Timothy Leary
“This was a full-on bohemian revolution. The world had a generation of dreamers dead set on living life on their own terms.”
It’s Part 17 of the eclectic art, history, & music mini-series from Contributing Author Phylum Of Alexandria
Light on the music – but heavy with passion, it’s a political opinion piece, in this Part 8 of the informative, entertaining, and adorably named music series from Phylum Of Alexandria
Have you ever wondered: What are the unique qualities that make someone a mentor? In a touching remembrance, Friend and Contributing Author Chuck Small has a thoughtful reply
Contributing Author rollerboogie takes us on a pedal-powered trip to the past
Join us as we try to measure up