That That Is… (Not): 1991-1992

When I announced that I was writing this book, I was immediately asked several times if Albini would be providing a cover blurb. The question was posed partially seriously and partially sarcastically, with the ratio dependent on the questioner.

2023-03-11T09:10:48-05:00March 6, 2023|

They Shrink From Hard Work

I don’t have enough memories to draw on to fit the form, and I can’t fake it without moving into the realm of fiction, without lying to myself, no matter how nice a story it would make, no matter how very rural or Appalachian these stories could present me.

2023-01-09T09:34:03-05:00January 4, 2023|

Play Like a Man

I was a geek who loved role-playing games and knitted Dr. Who scarves in high school. I was the quintessential rule-follower and would cry and beg if I scored an A– on a quiz. But now, I’d discovered punk rock.

2022-12-15T09:04:24-05:00December 12, 2022|

Lost and Gain

An excerpt from "Life Sentences: Writings from Inside an American Prison."

2019-10-18T10:28:52-04:00September 25, 2019|