Sick Sense

Watching Vertigo [1958] while Watching Kids

May 27 • Jack

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Evening Sketch

One afternoon in April we find ourselves with nothing to do.

May 19 • Jack

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Jazz and Freedom

Reflections on Geoff Dyer's But Beautiful (1991)

May 8 • Jack

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And the Pulitzer Prize goes to...

I’m using this little missive to extend a hearty congratulations to my friend, Brian Goldstone, whose wonderful book, There Is No Place for Us, won the…

May 5 • Jack

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April 2026

Drought, Continued

1. Last week a farmer called and asked if I had any cotton trash.

Apr 29 • Jack

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Weeds in Wheels

Or Not

Apr 15 • Jack

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March 2026

Dorothea Lange in Shoofly

A wonderful photographer pays a visit down the road

Mar 24 • Jack

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The Spy: the art and ethics of attention

A few thoughts about Rachel Cusk's Parade

Mar 14 • Jack

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February 2026

Travel Abroad

I spent the last week in Colombia—four days in Medellin, a city in the Andean foothills, and three in Cartagena, the southernmost port city of the…

Feb 26 • Jack

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School Is Out

An essay to read.

Feb 9 • Jack

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January 2026

Ave atque Vale

In honor of a late bull

Jan 29 • Jack

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New Year, New Writing

coming soon...

Jan 15 • Jack

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