fiction and creative non-fiction from Brennan Quenneville
Simple joys are underrated. The buttery deliciousness of a grilled cheese sandwich, the optimistic first light of an early summer morning, snuggling in with a blanket fresh out of the dryer on a cold winter day—these things are easily replicable and even more easily overlooked but they are excellent. And they never fail to make [...]
The fast approaching end of 2019 means not only the end of the year but also of the decade. Ten years ago, in a similar situation, I was new to blogging and felt obligated to make clear that my decade-spanning retrospective was no more than one man's personal opinion. In 2019, there's no need for [...]
"I hope you're doing fine on your own," sings Stefan Babcock on "See You At Your Funeral," the shockingly catchy centerpiece of Morbid Stuff, the third LP from Canadian punk rockers PUP. If that seems like a pleasant sentiment, know that, characteristically, it's not. "'Cause after everything we've been through," he continues, "you better hope [...]
