Sep
18
“Anyway, Here’s Modest Mouse”

“Anyway, Here’s Modest Mouse”

It’s okay, you don't have to watch the video. Really. It features a 24 year old me (please don’t do the math, just rest-assured I…
Sep
03
🐻 Goth Sasquatch Sighting? Perhaps.

🐻 Goth Sasquatch Sighting? Perhaps.

It sure still feels like Summer, but it isn’t. It’s Fall. I know this, because the calendar reads “1st Day of School - 12th Grade.” My first…
Aug
16
🛻 Another Essay About Trucks?

🛻 Another Essay About Trucks?

Not this time. But needless to say, I love this little guy. I just wanted to post on Instagram that I’m probably not gonna post too many essays…
Jul
21
Strawberries Only

Strawberries Only

🍓 This is the summer where I don’t want to do anything but watch these two pick strawberries in the front yard. I haven't been writing like…
Jul
13
Touring Again

Touring Again

🎸 Unwound touring again has me strangely emotional. I’m tearing up, again, right now, listening to Challenge. Loving a band like I have, both musically and personally, for 30…
Apr
17
Easter Morning 2022

Easter Morning 2022

🐇 Easter morning, 2022. This is my bunny, my little bear. How can someone change so much in under a year but always be the same? It’s been an…
Jan
15
Belmont’s Inn

Belmont’s Inn

☀️ The sunny days are far and few between, so we try to walk when we can. I stop at almost every old truck or car we pass. I’m…
Dec
31
What we gained.

What we gained.

🐣 2021, to me, will be always be marked by what we gained.…
Dec
24
You won't fail.

You won't fail.

🍊 Sometimes, you’ll feel like you’re the last of the winter fruit, just barely holding on. Not wanting to drop. Beat up, bruised, shriveling and defiant. Gravity, the…
Dec
05
Christmas, on repeat.

Christmas, on repeat.

❄️ Not sure anyone cares about my favorite Christmas song, except maybe my family because I keep it on repeat, and repeat “I love this song so much,” endlessly—but…
A bunch of essays, photos and thoughts by Pat Castaldo.