Newest Essays

BaiD aiPPLES (2025)

AI might be intelligent, but can it imagine?

Feb 9, 2025 • Mark Steele

Kevin Costner’s Driveway (2024)

One Insane Afternoon in Santa Barbara

Sep 10, 2024 • Mark Steele

30: A Love Story (2024)

The True Story of a Three Decade Commitment and Counting

Sep 5, 2024 • Mark Steele

The Accidental Scout (2024)

The Folly & Beauty of Being a Misinformed Cub Scout Den Leader

Aug 31, 2024 • Mark Steele

The Day I Died (2024)

Inches from Death and Struggling to Find Any Decent Comedy from It

Aug 21, 2024 • Mark Steele

Fifty Yards from a Beatle (2024)

Why Live Music Matters to Emotional Wellness

Aug 8, 2024 • Mark Steele

Spectacle (2024)

Transforming Fears Into Strengths In Front of a Live Audience

Jul 25, 2024 • Mark Steele

Harper Lee Ever After (2024)

Robert R. McCammon's "Boy's Life" & Other Vital AFWYP Reading

Jul 18, 2024 • Mark Steele

The Namesake (2024)

Discovering Deeper Connections to my Legendary Uncle

Jul 11, 2024 • Mark Steele

Songs in Full Colour (2024)

Vinyl Design as a Psychological Companion to the Listening Experience

Jun 27, 2024 • Mark Steele

Dad-Rock Theology (2024)

Divine Poetry Within the Music of Sting & U2

Jun 13, 2024 • Mark Steele

One Dynamite Tchotchke (2024)

Resurrecting the Modern News Periodical through Punch-Outs

Jun 6, 2024 • Mark Steele

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