JMPerkins

Composing a Life Jun 9, 2019 Essays On an episode of one of my favorite podcasts ‘On Being’ I heard the guest speak about ‘composing a life.’ I appreciated this metaphor; so often it’s

A Review of Desert X Mar 20, 2019 Essays & Travel

Let’s begin here; attending Desert X was a phenomenal daytrip and the most ambitious artist’s date I’ve ever taken. If you’re unfamiliar, Desert X

Fatherhood - 4 and a Half Years In Jan 20, 2019 Essays It is an extreme pleasure to start this essay, as I been able to start all these fatherhood essays, that my

Scare-People & False Signifiers Jan 14, 2019 Essays In my apartment’s laundry, there is what appears to be a security camera (it might be fake). Someone has placed a crumpled sticker over the plastic

Pilgrimage to the Center: Burning Man 2018 Oct 3, 2018 Travel & Essays Of all the cultural and tribal identities that have accreted to me like barnacles, the one I am most comfortable with, the one that fits best is

ScreenWorld Apr 4, 2018 Essays Plato imagined a cave of untruths, chained captives captivated by flickering shadows on the wall. Marshall Mcculan said the medium is the message

Fatherhood: Three Years In Sep 25, 2017 Essays On July 30th my daughter -Elliott Rose Perkins- turned three. On September 12th, she attended her first day of pre-school. Milestones like these

Scare-People May 4, 2017 Blog In my apartment’s laundry, there is what appears to be a security camera (it might be fake). Someone has placed a crumpled sticker over the plastic

Salt Lick Apr 2, 2017 Fiction ‘Come on you bastard.’ Frank thought, afraid to even whisper it aloud. ‘Come on.’ A figure moved through the gray-frost mist, drew closer

Pokémon Go and the Invitation to Play Nov 5, 2016 Essays I considered –briefly- writing an essay about why I’m not playing Pokémon Go despite it seeming to be nearly perfectly designed to appeal to me: a

An Invitation to the Burner Scene Oct 4, 2016 Essays & Travel Dear John; You are 29, and for the last few months your dear friend has been inviting you to house parties, camp outs, and other events of a

Fatherhood 22 Months In May 1, 2016 Essays When it comes to parenthood, first and foremost let me say my daughter thrives and nothing makes me happier. I recently reread my earlier essays

3 Things I Learned Wearing “Women’s” Pants Apr 13, 2016 Essays So, first things first, there’s nothing particularly ‘womanly’ about the bright blue pants I picked up while thrifting (which are perfect as a base

Fatherhood: Seven Months In Apr 2, 2015 Essays TLDR - I Like it, it’s hard sometimes, but it’s helping me become a better person and I love my daughter. Long Version If what my mother modeled for

Monogamish Mar 9, 2015 Essays It is the 9th day of March in the year 2015 and as I write these words, I am deeply in love and lust with my wife, someone with whom I

Worlds Weary Oct 9, 2014 Fiction This story originally appeared in the Superhero Monster Hunter Anthology Today I would kill the demon, or he would kill me; but one of

Dreaming of Honey Feb 14, 2014 Fiction Megan flipped through glossy gossip magazine pages as the TV buzzed inanities behind her. She really should have unsubscribed from

Bloom Feb 11, 2014 Fiction This story originally appeared in the Fall 2014 edition of Blight Digest. Mary took the disinfectant wipe from the smiling server with a reflexive

The Fly Prayer May 20, 2013 Fiction The screen blared as I sat and waited for my two quarter ounces of machine killed, machine pressed, machine warmed beef. There were

Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, Lex Luthor, and the Hobbled Genius in Fiction May 4, 2012 Essays Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, Lex Luthor and the Hobbled Genius in Fiction I dig me some supervillains, but of all their tropes and flavors I