Essay Portfolio

Freelance essays and articles across pop culture and travel

-Film Analysis

-Music & Musicians

-TV

-Travel

-Film Analysis -Music & Musicians -TV -Travel

MUSIC

  • How Shinedown Went from Drugs and Angst to Inspirational Advocacy

    Hard rock band Shinedown are never quiet about their struggles and never will be as they assure fans that being “slightly awkward, kinda weird” is perfectly normal.

    PopMatters

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  • Tame Impala: The Champion of Introverts

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

    PopMatters

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  • The 10 Quintessential Tame Impala Songs

    Tame Impala’s deeply revealing songs disclose important details about Kevin Parker’s life and outlook and mark the cornerstones of his individuality.

    PopMatters

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FILM/TV

  • Surprising Parallels Between the King of Kaiju and King of Kings

    Godzilla has always been more than a monster. He even shares traits with God Almighty!

    Geeks Under Grace

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  • Akane Yashiro: Nothing So Strong as Gentleness

    A deep-dive into one of the Godzilla saga’s greatest heroines.

    Asian Movie Pulse

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  • Nefarious: A Game-Changer for the Christian Film Industry

    An analysis of one of Christian cinema’s darkest and most daring entries

    Film East

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  • Volcano: A Subtly Brilliant, Half-Baked Disaster Epic

    A defense-of piece for one of disaster cinema’s most well-known—and well-loathed—films

    Film East

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  • Should Christians Watch The Simpsons?

    Is America’s favorite dysfunctional family too dysfunctional for the pop culture-engaged believer?

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TRAVEL

  • Wallace, ID, the Tiny Idaho Town Hollywood 'Destroyed'

    Photo essay of the setting of Dante’s Peak (1997), a volcanic disaster movie filmed in Wallace, ID

    Go World Travel

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  • Solo in Idaho: In Tough Times, the Right Choice

    A narrative photo essay about a multi-week solo trip across the Gem State—including the good, bad, and decidedly ugly

    IDAHO Magazine—requires purchase to read full article

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