PinnedDaniel MeloAll Writing Advice is Bullshit: A ManifestoOnly writing is writing.Nov 6, 2022Nov 6, 2022
Daniel MeloSubscription-ed to DeathWhen Netflix and Spotify first emerged, my barely post-adolescent self was ecstatic — a low-cost way to binge on music and movies. I could…Dec 26, 2020Dec 26, 2020
Daniel MeloOn Political NihilismThere comes a time in every citizen’s existence that we each become susceptible to the creeping (but warm) fog of political nihilism.Feb 23, 2019Feb 23, 2019
Daniel MeloThe erosion of supremacy.Dr. Ford stared defiantly into the eyes of supremacy. Supremacy flinched.Oct 13, 20182Oct 13, 20182
Daniel MeloYou and I are the most tragic aspect of Kennedy’s retirement.I admit to being shocked and then crestfallen at the announcement of Justice Kennedy’s retirement. Despite passionately disagreeing with…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Daniel MeloThe difference between “civility” and civility.Sarah Sanders’s recent expulsion from the Red Hen in Lexington, VA has prompted a rather extremist debate about the nature of civility. One…Jun 29, 20181Jun 29, 20181
Daniel MeloCharlottesville and the desperation of mediocrityWatching the angry mob of mostly white men descend on Charlottesville with tiki torches to protest what they believe is an affront to their…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
Daniel MeloRobert Pirsig was riding around in circlesAfter his recent passing, I spent two weeks re-listening to the audiobook version of Robert Pirsig’s perennial classic Zen and the Art of…Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017
Daniel MeloinFit Yourself ClubI can hate my body if I want toI’ve been skinny my entire life. Have never struggled with weight gain. At every milestone where people get fatter, e.g., the “freshman 15”…Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017
Daniel MeloFOMO re: DeathJust about everyone who has spent an evening with me has, at some point, accused me of being an old man. Back troubles aside, they’re quite…Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2017
