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Starting a Revolution 
Reflecting on a classic Oasis lyric, an ironic look at starting a revolution from bed, the private grit of rebuilding, and finding quiet momentum.
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The Last Quarter
What happens when you stop planning for an abstract future and realize you’re staring down the last quarter of your life? A raw declaration on the 1,000-day journey, grad school, moving with intention, and finally putting the tools down to get home.
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The Ending to The Natural Still Sucks
For a creature of habit, picking up a book after watching the movie usually means playing the film in your head. But reading Bernard Malamud’s The Natural completely shattered that reflex, trading Robert Redford’s Norman Rockwell hero for a dark, gritty reality—and an ending that absolutely sucked.
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Rob Reviews: The Odyssey 
Join Rob and Sierra for a cinematic deep dive into Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. From Matt Damon’s weary Odysseus and the practical-effect spectacle of Charybdis to Zendaya’s ethereal turn as Athena and why this nearly three-hour epic is already an early Oscar frontrunner for Best Picture. Here is the full…
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Three Dreams Deep: Navigating Life’s Shifting Horizons
When a simple prompt asks about your biggest dream, what happens when the answer isn’t just one thing, but three? Explore a reflective journey on chasing memories, writing a life into existence, and looking forward to what comes next.
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Keeping the Promise When You Lose It All
What’s a promise you actually kept? A simple writing prompt turns into an unexpected deep dive on losing a teaching career in South Carolina, the collapse of a marriage, and why the hardest part of the rebuild isn’t reaching the finish line—it’s getting back up after losing it all.
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The Math of the Last Six Years
Looking back on parallel timelines, missed connections, and the true cost of personal growth. Season 3 is all about building an empire with intention, dropping the baggage, and finally getting it right.
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The Hamlet of the Comic Book Genre: The Psychology of the Dark Knight
Is Batman the Hamlet of the comic book genre? Dive into the psychological depths of the Dark Knight, exploring why Bruce Wayne’s endless war on crime is both a hopeless cause and the ultimate heroic act, why the suit is his true identity, and how the Bat-family keeps him tethered…
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My dinner with the Dark Knight Detective
If you could sit down and break bread with any fictional character, who would it be? For a lifelong fan, the choice is clear—though getting answers about the “militant army” of Robins and the no-kill code might make for an awkward meal.
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Rob Reviews: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4, episode 1 “Valles Marineris”
Mars, dinosaurs, and time travel? Dive into our real-time commentary and review of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 premiere, “Valles Marineris,” exploring major franchise lore, Martian origins, and Captain Pike’s latest moral crucible.