The Best Books I Read in 2024
Following my most prolific year of reading in quite some time, I thought it would be nice to showcase some of the best books I had the pleasure of reading this year.
Featured Writing
A freelance journalist investigates a strange, evasive street magician and must struggle with the impact his reporting may have had.
A brief appreciation post for two great brands for those who love to cook.
One film finally understands the reality of finding yourself guilty.
Inkwell Whiskey
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Essays and Reviews
A brief appreciation post for two great brands for those who love to cook.
One film finally understands the reality of finding yourself guilty.
A mediation on the story of Franz Jägerstätter, Terrence Malick's dramatization of his life, and the meaning and purpose of doing good in a world that may not notice.
Dragged Across Concrete might have the earmarks of a gross, taunting provocation, but beneath that skin is a raw beating heart and a wily, captivating mind.
Fiction
A freelance journalist investigates a strange, evasive street magician and must struggle with the impact his reporting may have had.
A dreamlike recollection of the kind of accidental, unspoken love that occurs between two young, aimless souls.
A young man is abducted by aliens and brought to a zoo. He’s not very concerned at first.
Photography
I don’t just write pretty words, I also take pretty pictures. Click the pictures here to see more of the same and even discover some more writing.