Unfinished Business,
a weblog
This is a place where I can think out loud, work through ideas, and talk about stuff that doesn't fit cleanly into the type of freelance writing I do. Some ideas will be fully formed, others, as the title implies, will be unfinished.
The first time I went to LA I thought I'd hate it. Instead, I fell in love. In this week of devastating fires, I wrote about that beautiful city, its sunsets, its people, and its dreams.
Published on January 12, 2025
After Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he was folding to Donald Trump and the far right, I can't stick around on Threads. Leaving Twitter was hard, but this is easy.
Published on January 7, 2025
Looking back on 2024 is like peering through a deep fog. Thankfully there were some things this year that cut through the fog for me.
Published on December 30, 2024
He'll be back at Christmas time
This Christmas Eve I thought I'd share this beautiful and haunting performance of "2000 Miles" by David Pajo, from this summer's Steve Albini memorial gathering. I've not stopped thinking about it.
Published on December 24, 2024
Here Comes the Argument: Punk Planet, Year Eight
The day after September 11th, we got a threatening voicemail at the Punk Planet office. It propelled us to try and make an issue that could capture the moment.
Published on December 19, 2024
Right now you're probably looking for gifts for others (and maybe yourself), so I thought I'd pull together a list of all the things that I've got for sale through my site, my pods, or elsewhere.
Published on December 8, 2024
Become the Media: Punk Planet, Year Seven
I went to write an essay looking back at the the seventh year of Punk Planet, but one of the issues we published that year felt too relevant to RIGHT NOW to keep the essay's focus on the past.
Published on November 30, 2024
Hope in the Rubble: a birthday request
Today is my birthday and the world is shit. I'm not really up for celebrating, but instead would like to tell you about the Gaza Skate Team and make a simple birthday request.
Published on November 14, 2024
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The Who Cares Era
We're living through the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore, while the government stomps its uncaring boot on our necks.
Published on May 23, 2025
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What Felt Impossible Became Possible
A post about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails.
Published on Feb 23, 2025
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What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October
ICE has been cracking down on Chicago, and I wrote a little bit about what you need to understand about what it's like here in late October. Plus, I compiled some resources for alerts and whistles.
Published on Oct 24, 2025
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Whistle Up
In Chicago, whistles proved to be a super effective alert system when ICE is near. With these goons spreading out across the country, I wanted to put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles. I wrote as full a brain dump as I could muster. Whistle up.
Published on Nov 21, 2025
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The Amazing Art of the Video Game Marquee
During this long, hot, difficult summer I took a trip to a huge video game arcade and ended up completely in love with the art of the game marquee.
Published on Aug 1, 2025