Apr 14Member-onlyMarch 2023 Wrap UpBetter Late than Never — Hi there, March doesn’t really count as the “beginning” of the year, but I still habitually write 2022 on things. …Personal10 min readPersonal10 min read
Mar 18Member-onlyKeysFlash Fiction — It must have been the glint of light reflecting from the faux-silver keyring that caught his attention. He’d been strolling up Halsted absentmindedly, not noticing the flags in the window turn from DePaul Blue Demons to rainbows of various configurations. …Flash Fiction3 min readFlash Fiction3 min read
Mar 8Member-onlyFebruary 2023 Wrap UpHi there, I used to joke that if you blinked while driving through the tiny rural town I grew up in, you’d miss it. I feel similarly about Februarys. It’s only 2–3 days shorter than any other month, but good luck convincing my brain of that. …Personal6 min readPersonal6 min read
Feb 3Member-onlyJanuary 2023 Wrap UpHowdy! I had big dreams for January that just didn’t come to fruition. Whoever decided that the year–and therefore our lives–should reset in the middle of winter is a sadistic fuck. Everything really went off the rails mid-month when my partner went to Disney World and brought us back COVID…Personal7 min readPersonal7 min read
Jan 28Member-onlyTopher’s Top 8 of 2022: TVDid it by the skin of my teeth, but I got these year-in-review posts out before January ends and 2023 is 8% over. One of the unintended consequences of an AMC A-List membership is that I watch less television. …Best Of 20228 min readBest Of 20228 min read
Jan 21Member-onlyTopher’s Top 10 of 2022: BooksUnlike some of my other Best Of lists from 2022, the books list does not discriminate based on publication date. There are simply too many books I’d be interested to read and too little time to get them all read. My reading goal in 2022 was to read 36 books…Books7 min readBooks7 min read
Jan 17Member-onlyTopher’s Top 10: Films of 2022According to my Letterboxd stats, I saw fifty-six movies in 2022, the most in one year since I was in high school and the most in movie theaters in a single year ever. I’ve already sung the praises of AMC A-List. …Movies7 min readMovies7 min read
Jan 14Member-only2022: A Year of ChangeFirst of all, I know it’s Friday the 13th and the time for years in review is far behind us, but I’m evil, what can I say? The only constant is change. This is sometimes a difficult thing to remember as perennial societal issues bubble to the surface in a…20226 min read20226 min read
Dec 5, 2022Member-onlyNovember 2022 Wrap UpHowdy! Another month flew by; it seems like time speeds up as the days get shorter and the nights get longer. …Personal7 min readPersonal7 min read
Nov 25, 2022Member-onlyFreedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to LoseBanshees of Inisherin, a Review — Before we get into this, I’m working on developing a template for the film and book reviews I’ll be releasing on a more regular basis. I read the book Smart Brevity by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz, the founders of political blogs Politico and Axios. …Movies5 min readMovies5 min read
