HeyJaredBetween Harps and Flames
Essays in modern bardic philosophy, tenderness, and the work of staying human.
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Spirit of Radio (opens the original)
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My taste in music is fairly eclectic. I do honestly consider myself an “I’ll listen to anything” kind of person. Sometimes certain genres occupy my mental space for long stretches of time, and then I’ll veer into something else entirely. Lately, I’ve been on a real classic rock kick.This morning, I was thinking about how I need to get out on a kayak again. It’s been a long time, and kayaking is one of my favorite activities. As I had this thought while out on my morning walk and not, in fact, dr
Something Always Moves (opens the original)
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I had the strangest dream last night, and it has sat in the back of my mind for the last day. I was sitting in my house, sorting through my life. It was very grounded in reality and very true to my current life situation. My friend texted me saying that she was leaving for her cruise. We live in an area with an abundance of lakes, and she was leaving from one of them. I was watching on the dream cruise tracking map as the ship left from my neighborhood lake, entered a canal, went out to the Gulf
Tougher Than The Rest (opens the original)
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I have been listening to Bruce Springsteen’s eighth studio album, Tunnel of Love, a lot this last week. For background context, this album was written from Springsteen’s perspective of looking inward and analyzing the failure of his first marriage to Julianne Phillips. “Brilliant Disguise” is arguably the most popular song from the album. The underlying message is the deep sadness Springsteen felt within this marriage that came from not ever fully being able to see or know the person he was marr
I’m Writing a Novel (opens the original)
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I’m writing a novel.Which feels insane to say because I have had novel ideas before. I have written a novella. I have played around with stories and structures and characters and all kinds of weird shit. This is different. This is the first time I have looked at something and thought, “oh shit. You’re my book.”It is fiction. But it is going to be very close to something real, and I think that is going to allow me to be more honest than I have been able to be anywhere else.I know the story. I kno
Apocalyptic Fun House (opens the original)
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I wake up in the pitch black. I wasn’t really aware that I had fallen asleep. I don’t know when I fell asleep, but I’m awake now. I can’t see anything. I hold my hands out in front of me. Nothing. I hear someone else breathing beside me. “Hello?” I call out into the darkness. “Hi,” someone answers back. “Where are we?” I ask. “I don’t know,” comes the reply. “Who are you?” I ask. “Who are you?” he responds.The two of us begin talking in the dark. There’s something incredibly vulnerable about dar
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