by Boothism | Essays & Commentary, Life
I’m sitting beside a bridge, beside a canal close to the James River, a paperback Cometbus beside me, the sun setting while the Silversun Pickups crank out a set about 20 feet across the water. On the benches near me are young families and old people-others who...
by Boothism | Essays & Commentary, Life, Writing
I wrote the original draft of this post leaned back deep, feet kicked up on the seat of a train speeding through the Italian countryside from Perugia, Italy into the chic colossus of Rome. A few days prior, in between sessions at an international journalism festival,...
by Boothism | Life, Media, technology
Alright, it’s finally stopped effin raining in the Bay (our big winter issue-aside from, maybe, radiation) and yes, that’s big news. 1St, well, because it’s freaqin’ gorgeous and signals the return of the bike riding, outdoor festival...
by Boothism | Essays & Commentary, Life, Writing
In order to be who you’ve never been you must do things you’ve never done. For a months I’ve been flipping between this quote and a conversation a few years ago, when I 1st admitted to an acquaintance that I suffered from depression. He tried to be helpful and...