JMPerkins

Fatherhood – 6 Years August 2, 2020 Essays Let me begin, my daughter thrives (even now) and nothing makes me happier. And while I believe that, today, I don’t have the certainty of that I

Soul Retrieval December 6, 2019 Essays I grew up in the library. I was -in large part- raised by books… for much of my life I marinated in books, I inhaled them. They were some of my

Lead to Gold December 1, 2019 Fiction Once upon a time, there lived a poor alchemist. Alchemists are always poor unless they could convince a rich man to pay them for the promise of

Burning Man Travelogue 2019: Lessons in Going it Alone November 3, 2019 Essays & Travel

Note: This piece was heavily edited for a bunch of reasons. If the transition worked, I just cut the bit but you may occasionally see [Redacted]. If

On the Limits of Relationships October 9, 2019 Essays The ‘Dunbar Number’ is a figure that purports to be able to determine –by looking at primate neo-cortex proportions- how large a particular

La Jolla Fog October 5, 2019 Blog The La Jolla fog swept in on a bright October day. San Diego early autumns are tricky; they can be the hottest time for the city a brutal second

Composing a Life June 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

On Travel March 23, 2019 Blog I love the feeling of traveling, of having my entire life (briefly) strapped to my back. I love the light movement, surfing over the world and the

A Review of Desert X March 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 January 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 January 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 October 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 April 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 September 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

On Why so Many of ‘Us’ Suffer August 19, 2017 Essays Recently, a friend posted ’Why do so many of ‘US’ suffer?’ Which was a question I found interesting and personally relevant, so I ended up writing a

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 April 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

The Skills I Intend to Give My Daughter March 17, 2017 Essays The only thing I know about the future is that it will be different than today. This presents an interesting dilemma when it comes to deciding how

Pokémon Go and the Invitation to Play November 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 October 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