i forgot to remember to forget
Photos of Overheard in the studio and writing about the connective tissue between Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Secret Agent.
el sonido de la música
A poem about puppets and thoughts on Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio's Super Bowl Halftime Show.
the iron ring
For this week, a song for my Tío Frank. You can listen to it here, and read a little about it here. sunset on my block the day after the burial. Shit is...
List Highway
A big ol' podcast ep and a review of the David Lynch film Lost Highway
for album lang syne
For anyone new to this newsletter, this isn’t what it normally looks like. Normally you get a website update, some show dates, some media recs, and a big yap...
yeah so...
…big Ghost Down Album of the Year special is coming tomorrow (Wednesday, December 31st, New Years Eve) not today (Tuesday, December 30th, New Years Eve Eve)...
Look at yourself squarely and deeply
For this week, I wrote about six more frames from SpongeBob SquarePants. There’s kind of a theme this time. Bonus: Season 1 Episode 10a, “Culture Shock” You...
None of us really know our fathers
For this week, a story. It’s a WIP and I’ll be workshopping it soon! A dozen children softened his mitts, shin-kicking runts blunted his blade, but granted a...
Angel Dust vs. Nicotine Patch
For this week, a poem about a guy named Steve. this new yorker always has a story. every tale ends with it was the 70's, we were on angel dust laughing...
Getting Killed in my Past Lives
A review of the Geese album Getting Killed; a lot of thoughts about the 2023 film Past Lives.
no-lifing a sunday morning jigsaw puzzle
For this week, I cobbled together three summers of photos taken at Coney Island. You can see those photos here. bonus for the newsletter :) Coming Up:...
the nap where i recalled my entire life
For this week, I'm releasing a live recording of me performing as Ghost Down at Hart Bar on August 17th, 2025. Synths, field recordings, a little stress, a...
mx. self destruct
For this week, I selected and wrote about six frames from SpongeBob Squarepants. I’m surprised it took ten months of biweekly blog updates for me to think of...
it's my birthday and i have an album
In place of your standard Ghost Down newsletter, I'm doing a track-by-track breakdown of my debut album, Mr. Mist, that is out today, Tuesday August 26th....
pre-birthday melancholia and a dead bird
For this week, a poem about songwriting. i only chew coinsthe sun can see.dimes and thinnerslide beneathmy fingernails andspin nail beds redto coax out the...
the times square of new york city
For this week, a poem about a lady i met in the subway. joan,joan from atlanta,most trafficked airport on earthfly me away via screenshospitals and...
are you writing from the heart?
For this week, here’s an excerpt from a personal essay about my experiences with Sufjan Stevens and his music. I wanted to share this on his birthday two...
happy birthday, sufjan
Today, July 1st, is Sufjan Steven’s birthday. My original plan was to release a big essay today about my experiences with that madman over the last 13 years...
Is Burned
For this week, I released a nine-minute electronic dance track. Click on the image below to listen. All proceeds from the track will be split between United...
teleporting very slowly
For this week, here’s an excerpt from a poem. This piece was inspired by an experience I had last summer at one of those ‘pitch back playback’ events for Jon...