Portfolio 2
On this page you'll find a mix of pieces, from essays written for a literary journal to some copywriting briefs I completed during my MFA and more.
What This Record Told Me | Poor Yorick | January 1, 2017
The first time I finally went to a record store, I found a slightly beat up copy of Cat Stevens' Teaser and the Firecat. My dad had always mentioned that his dad, my grandfather, had loved Cat Stevens. He died long before I was ever born, and the album got me thinking about what type of person my grandfather, Francis Vincent Kinsella, was.
New York's Letter System | Poor Yorick | October 1, 2017
While I was staying at the Roosevelt in New York for a writers' conference, courtesy of my dad donating his vacation points, I stumbled upon a U.S. Mail letter chute. It was showcased almost like a piece of art in between the various elevators in the hotel. I became curious about how this system was used, and how it came to be, so I did a little digging.
Putting Pen to Paper: the Simplicity of Letters | Poor Yorick | October 14, 2017
I was asked to write a piece to accompany one of Poor Yorick's feature pieces for October, titled "Berlin Letters" by Ronnie Hess, and this is what I came up with.