Tag: beyond-the-desk

  • The King in Yellow (1 of 4) 

    The King in Yellow (1 of 4) 

    Pizzolatto didn’t invent Carcosa or the Yellow King. He borrowed them from Robert Chambers, 1895. Reading the source changed what I saw in the show — and what I think the horror actually is.

  • The Drive Home From Mead

    The Drive Home From Mead

    I smoked heavy for ten years. Then one afternoon, driving home from the paper mill, I ran out — and the thing that had owned me for a decade just let go. Here’s what I think actually happened, and why it has almost nothing to do with willpower.

  • How Fight Club Helped My Fear of Flying

    How Fight Club Helped My Fear of Flying

    A bumpy flight to Phoenix triggered five years of crippling fear of flying. Then Tyler Durden’s brutal honesty and a couple meditation apps helped me break the cycle. Sometimes the best medicine comes from the last place you’d expect.