A birthday, a used bookstore, and a record player that had been waiting for years. What started as a musical journey ended with a question that has been sitting heavy on my chest ever since. How do we find the beauty of gray?
Author: Nate Ellingson
Finding Home
My full-time job became a side job. The side job became my career. Sometimes life knows what it’s doing without filling you in first.
The Colony
The cockroaches didn’t conquer the colony with force — they used words. Lies. Division. They turned ant against ant until the nest began to destroy itself from within. And all the while, the cockroaches smiled.
Pay It No Mind
In 1969, being gay was illegal. Stonewall was inevitable. One night in Greenwich Village changed everything — and understanding why Pride Month exists requires sitting with the history most people never take the time to learn.
American Jesus
Greg Graffin wrote American Jesus in 1993. Thirty years later it sounds less like a punk rock critique and more like a documentary. He wasn’t wrong. He was just early.
