Archive - Opaque Hourglass

The New Scorsese

Verse essay on the state of poetry.

Jun 13 •

May 2025

Germanic Romance

Found this on the back of an old scroll and translated it.

May 6 •

April 2025

Travelogue: the Pacific Northwest

Just got back from a week in the Pacific Northwest and wrote about my experience.

Apr 14

March 2025

What makes a castle strong enough to outlast a siege? It might not be the ramparts.

Mar 19 •

The Bad Mount Rushmore of Slender-Faced Men

Why did the monument I made suck?

Mar 7 •

February 2025

Reader Question: A.I. Literary Criticism

"If A.I. can effectively analyze a poem I wrote, does the poem suck?"

Feb 13 •

January 2025

December 2024

December Earthquake

Unflinchingly domestic look at the violent shuddering of earthly layers.

Dec 14, 2024 •

Movies That Were Worse in the Theater

Blade Runner 2049, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Dune parts 1 & 2 were, for me, personally.

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

Amazon Is a Social Media Company

And it's doing a great job. Hear me out.

Nov 15, 2024 •

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