A Grove of Ashes and Aspens

  • Metal (Culture) Is Many Things: A Poem

    Metal (Culture) is Many Things It is the breaths between words. It is a sculpture that each person adds to as they encounter it. It is an incomplete song that grows with each new part. It is a tapestry weaved by the weary hands of many generations. It is a large mosaic of individual lives,…

  • To The Souls Of The Fallen

    Now Playing: In Flanders Fields by Sabaton Now, I think it’s no secret that I’m a military history nerd, or that I have a partner in the military. (No, I won’t tell you what unit. Please don’t ask. This is a strict boundary.) I also don’t try to hide the fact that while I would…