detourist

Deviation as discipline. Digression as method. Each tangent is a turnstile, each sidetrack a form of research. What is a detourist?

Self-Inflicted Gonzo
On Attempted Resurrection in a Safe-for-Work World
Sacrifice. Sacrifice. Sacrifice.
The Unbroken Chain of Someone Else’s Burden
The Great Gig in Someone Else’s Sky
On the Tragedy of Building a Cathedral You’re Not Allowed to Pray In
Watch the Tramcar Please
A Circuit of Salt and Noise
The Lessons We Buried
The House that Ruth Built, The Pet Goat, and the Theater of Obedience
Do You Have a Flag?
On Claiming Territory You Never Owned and Policing the Borders of Creativity
Good Kid, Yellow Jersey
On tempo as strategic method, and the value of unseen tactics
A Hint of Football Paradise
Simpleton Season
Why We Pretend Not to Know
The Fear Was Waiting When You Got Here
The Tell-Tale Vibe
Unmarked
On notebooks, thresholds, and the tyranny of the pristine
Your Hands Have Nothing to Do
Your History is Always Happening
What Napoleon Knew About the Making of a Life