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Urban Renewal for Negro Approval: The Skyrise for Harlem plans, designed by June Jordan and Buckminster Fuller
Happy fall!! I wanted to repurpose something I wrote for class last year into a bit of urban design criticism; read on for an exploration, and critique…
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ETA
I'd love to share with you all a short story penned by the wonderfully talented GG Flores--a dear friend--and edited by me. Enjoy this transit-laden…
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I'll get you next time/What happened to that boy?
a double feature! The first half, a poem on 'the (neo)liberal/masculine relationship promise'; a poem from an asshole's perspective. The second, further…
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808s
a free-verse poem to kick off the year!
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Butterfly divine
I promise I'll have some essays back on this page 🔜 😭 in the meantime: yet another poem, inspired by a recent performance of (Black…
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cultural criticism

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Pelle Pelles and Postmodern Raps: Earl Sweatshirt Live at Royale Boston
Peace peace peace! I wrote a concert review for a small, fresh Boston music publication called Heartbreak News—I'm republishing those words here, a…
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Bringing A Beauty About Reason (or, BABAR); the questions, vol. 2
Some meditations on beauty, perception, and being read... also, a continuation of "the questions" column
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Flows Consciously Cascading into Liquid Swords
For Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, I wanted to re-publish my first-ever essay; I've been writing about rap since I was 17. Big gratitude to the publication…
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Ography
This is, I think, my most personal essay yet. I can't really write anything else until I let this go, though. Read on for my attempt at addressing our…
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Getting to the root(s) of the matter
Hey y'all; below I'm republishing an article I wrote for the Boston Ujima Project, a review of the Touching Roots exhibition space at the MFA!
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poetry and short stories

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ETA
I'd love to share with you all a short story penned by the wonderfully talented GG Flores--a dear friend--and edited by me. Enjoy this transit-laden…
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gg flores
 and 
Alula Hunsen
I'll get you next time/What happened to that boy?
a double feature! The first half, a poem on 'the (neo)liberal/masculine relationship promise'; a poem from an asshole's perspective. The second, further…
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Alula Hunsen
Butterfly divine
I promise I'll have some essays back on this page 🔜 😭 in the meantime: yet another poem, inspired by a recent performance of (Black…
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Alula Hunsen
Cambridge, Mass ("walk with me" series, vol. 3)
something or other. Thinking about crafting a place-based series of short story-poem hybrids (tentatively titled, "walk with me") as I'm midway through…
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808s
a free-verse poem to kick off the year!
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An ode to the MBTA; or, Three 66 buses and a 64 crawl into a bar-filled intersection in Allston, Mass, on their way to campus ("walk with…
This is what happens when a writer goes to urban planning school... I don't think this piece makes sense outside of a Greater Bostonian commuter…
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A bee (named Bertram) on the corner of Brighton Ave and Allston Street, where the 66 bus stops, at around 7:23 PM ("walk with me" series…
a poem/short story of observations; also, I've been trying to post more frequently before my grad school program starts and before I get bogged down in…
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Ography
This is, I think, my most personal essay yet. I can't really write anything else until I let this go, though. Read on for my attempt at addressing our…
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music writing

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Pelle Pelles and Postmodern Raps: Earl Sweatshirt Live at Royale Boston
Peace peace peace! I wrote a concert review for a small, fresh Boston music publication called Heartbreak News—I'm republishing those words here, a…
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Alula Hunsen
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Sweaty in Portland: The Leather Blvd Tour
On Aug. 15th, I saw Pink Siifu + Awhlee (who perform together as B. Cool-Aid) in Portland, Oregon... this is my story.
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Flows Consciously Cascading into Liquid Swords
For Hip Hop's 50th anniversary, I wanted to re-publish my first-ever essay; I've been writing about rap since I was 17. Big gratitude to the publication…
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taking on 'lo-fi'
Some loosely organized thoughts follow; read on for me nerding out about 'lo-fi beats to chill to'
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Hey DJ can you play that song!
a short read on listening to and learning from sound selectors
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Marvin Gaye's Midnight Love turns 40
one of the most impressive R&B albums ever pressed to wax, Marvin forecasts future soul and calls on his impressive instincts while exploring new ground
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How I Process Music
a short one on how I think about music, plus a playlist demo
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the questions, vol 1: commercial rap and rap commercials
incoming: more rap nerdery. I promise I'll let it go after this (or at least take a break lol), and write about trains or something. in the meantime…
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