JakeWhen everything goes wrongWhere will you be when everything goes wrong? Where will your head be at? Will you be able to keep it all together when the light at the…3 min read·Jan 16, 2023--2--2
JakeThe WarThere is a war in Eastern Europe. The people are in awe. In the past 96 hours I have witnessed the talking heads that assault cable news…2 min read·Mar 3, 2022----
JakeThe Four Best Albums of Q1The last 12 months has been inordinately heavy in this country, and so have my creative pursuits. It’s been hard to write anything for the…4 min read·Mar 7, 2021----
JakeThe Roaring 20’sThe 2020’s were looked at optimistically by so many of us, just a few years ago. As I sit here listening to the Ghostface Killah classic…5 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
JakeDeathI was going to do things today but I can’t because somebody died by the hands of the police and the police were not charged for it. They…1 min read·Sep 23, 2020----
JakeWhen your coworkers are racistHow long does it take you to realize you’re in a room full of racists? For me it takes approximately 2–3 seconds to do a complete room scan…2 min read·Jul 23, 2020----
JakeBP and Me, and Kanye.I was diagnosed with borderline/bipolar disorder in late 2017 after a manic episode that, for all intents and purposes, ruined my life at…6 min read·Jul 19, 2020----
JakeBlack Cats: anxiety, depression, and otherness.Let me start off by coming clean: I have done many things that other people would not do. Things that I wouldn’t do again, but things that…10 min read·Jun 19, 2017----
JakeFrank Ocean and Knowing YourselfPeople already forgot about Frank Ocean. They may not quite have forgotten about the two albums he gave us just a few weeks ago, but no…3 min read·Sep 26, 2016----