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Points of failure: Adding resistance
I haven’t been able to complete a work of fiction all year. It’s frustrating. Staying the course is challenging when it feels like not much is happening.
Aug 292 min read
Points of failure: The Luis Alberto Urrea Interview
Enjoy my conversation with Luis Alberto Urrea—NY Times bestselling author, Pulitzer finalist, and genuinely the coolest guy.
Aug 11 min read
Points of failure: The full view
In April I completed something that started twenty years ago.
Apr 263 min read
Week #10: The merry-go-round
I came into the week on a high. An album launch for my band went smoothly. By midday on Monday, 100 of our vinyl records were traveling to supporters around the world. What a privilege to be invited into someone’s home in that way. I was still riding that high when I got on a call with my writing coach later in the day. We were going over her edits on the latest draft of a story I’ve been working on since November. I had been excited for her approval since I submitted the
Mar 291 min read
Points of failure: Learning to listen
On noticing the signals from within
Mar 223 min read
Points of failure: On being content (But not done)
How clarity of purpose brought a great rejection
Feb 222 min read
Points of failure: Stopping
For years I've used a notebook to hold myself accountable. Last month I noticed an uncomfortable pattern hiding in those pages.
Jan 253 min read
Paúl Rivera Melo
Paúl Rivera Melo is a Dominican-born, Chicago-based touring musician and writer of essays and short fiction. With roots in the Caribbean, his work draws from the melodies and vocabulary of the region, while using the unique scope of his diaspora experience to craft stories of striving and survival.
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