Joshua Gibbs

JEMS

Camilla (age 11): “I started a club at school today for girls who like old things like parasols, fans, gloves, and hoop skirts. If you’re in the club, you’re not allowed to say ‘cringey,’ ‘vibes,’ or ‘hashtag.’ We don’t know what to call the club, though.” Gibbs: “Sisterhood of the Modern Grievance. No. How aboutContinue reading “JEMS”

Daft

The sort of person who pays to be cryogenically frozen in hope of being brought back to life in the future suffers from the worst kind of stupidity and naivete. If someone cryogenically frozen a hundred years ago (in 1921) were brought back to life today, that person would be condemned and cancelled within momentsContinue reading “Daft”

Physician, Heal Thyself

“When the classroom experience goes dead, it is tempting to blame the students falling asleep in the front row, or the mouthy kid who is mouthing off more than usual, or your coworkers who assign a demoralizing volume of homework, but at the end of the day, someone has to take responsibility for the mood of secondContinue reading “Physician, Heal Thyself”

Noted

The sorts of people who are terribly interested in what the Church Fathers said about wealth and poverty are never very interested in what they said about marriage and gender.

Fantino

I was watching the 90s channel on Pluto TV this evening and Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So” video came on. It reminded me of high school, when someone might have asked me to explain myself–my purpose in the world, my ethos, my intentions, my soul–and I could have played a single four-minute song which moreContinue reading “Fantino”

Why I Bought My Teenage Son An Invisibility Cloak

“You can’t be too careful these days, and when you know your child has an invisibility cloak, you feel a lot better about letting him leave the house. If he ever gets lost in a bad part of town and some unsavory characters start following him, he can put on his invisibility cloak and getContinue reading “Why I Bought My Teenage Son An Invisibility Cloak”

Overgrown Adolescents: Rise of the 18-34 Year-Old

“Once Americans hits the age of 18, their tastes are not expected or required to change all that much for the next sixteen years. Between 18 and 34, a person will likely leave home, go to college, graduate college, and enter a career. The average age of a first-time homebuyer in this country is 32.Continue reading “Overgrown Adolescents: Rise of the 18-34 Year-Old”

A Good Sign

This year’s ACCS lineup.

Poetry: After Luther’s Commentary on Ecclesiastes

Making Up a Room For Grief by Joshua Gibbs Lest I be surprised and over thrown as though by a family of five arriving suddenly before dawn announcing a twelve year residency in my tiny house I have decided to begin making up a room for Grief I do not know when he will comeContinue reading “Poetry: After Luther’s Commentary on Ecclesiastes”

After Margery Williams

A definition… Real: that which can be faked for immediate, momentary pleasure.