28 September 2020 The whiz and whirl of the machine startles me and makes my heart pound in anticipation. I cannot survive without it the bane of my existence if only for a moment I can continue to see the world around me. my tongue feels heavy and fuzzy in its place on the roof […]
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The Ballad of Tough Truths
3 December 2018 It seems funny, almost surreal that the best ideas would form in the shower. A warm tantalizing place where sometimes death has been known to occur. It’s too late to turn around in the shower. When you realize that the person you hold closest to your broken heart stabbed you. The place […]
Sugar Spice
26 February 2021 sugar spice everything nice cut my hand a simple slice of life pain tolerance is high you are my low numbness is sore blood on the floor I don’t want to do this anymore you don’t want me I don’t want you maybe it’s all too good to be true.
Asymmetrical Trapezoids
5 December 2018 Published in Ink Lit. Mag Issue 15 I had a dream once that we traveled to space. Instead of colonizing Mars. I threw you off the spaceship. Only you came back. You told me I wasn’t normal for not wanting to colonize. I said don’t pour tea down an unconscious man’s throat. […]
Review: “Notorious” (1946)
An Underrated Masterpiece 5/5 I would firstly like to say that I am absolutely obsessed with director Alfred Hitchcock. His movies are monumental and in my opinion, should be seen by everyone. I decided to watch one of his older films called Notorious, featuring two of my favorite actors/actresses; Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. […]
Review: “Breathless” (“A Bout de Souffle”)(1961)
A 60s French New Wave Must-See 5/5 After exploring the film noir in my film studies class, we divulged deeper into a new forth and coming form of the film called the French New Wave. It was a period during the late 50s-60s and mainly involved a rapid succession of scenes or ‘jump cuts’ to […]
Review: “Hannibal” (2001)
The Sequel Nobody Asked For 2.5/5 ***This movie is rated R*** Spoilers Ahead!!!!! After watching Silence of the Lambs and subsequently becoming obsessed, I researched online to see if there was some kind of sequel. Turns out there was. Immediately I decided to rent it off of Amazon snuggled up in my cold dark basement […]
Review: “Red Dragon” (2002)
A Bland Prequel 3.5/5 ***This movie is rated R*** Disclaimer: Spoilers ahead! As I sat in Starbucks with a chocolate chip cookie and a chai tea telling my friends to shut up while waiting for the movie to load on Amazon I realized that there is no better Hannibal Lecter than the one played by […]
Review: “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991)
A Gory Classic 5/5 ***This movie is rated R*** Spoilers ahead! I had always wanted to see the psychological thriller “Silence of the Lambs,” (1991) (sequel to the film Red Dragon 2002) so when my friend invited me to Chicago to watch it in Grant Park I was psyched. The movie is directed by Jonathan […]
Blog: Strange Reckonings
November 7th, 2021 Note: This is the second draft of a piece for a writing class. Revisions are still being made and this is only a specific version of the piece. I am waiting in line outside for a Marcos grilled cheese. The slight breeze sticks the sweaty tendrils of hair to the back of […]