Daniel Coffeen
Daniel is an independent writer, reader, teacher, and philosopher. Follow him on Twitter here.
Learning To Write: Repetition, Imitation, Relaxation
My writing as a 21 year old was pretentious and goofy (it still is!). But the fact is that by imitating Foucault and Derrida, I was training my writing muscles to perform in new ways.
“Everything Is As It Should Be,” And That Scares The Crap Out Of Me
My shrink told me an incredible story yesterday.
Why “Why” Is A Stupid, And Dangerous, Question
The question why inspires reverence.
What You Learn From Playing A Musical Instrument, Especially If You Suck
To play an instrument is to reckon the cosmos.
Focus Is The Very Ideology Of Ideology
We laud it without thinking.
Taking Pictures: On Marc Lafia’s Gowanus Showroom Exhibit, #Image
On the walls hang large prints of images. Upon closer inspection, we realize that they are screen shots of Tumblr posts, notes and all. Are they photographs? What are we looking at?
All This Nonsense Pales, So Why Get All Worked Up?
Man, there are times I want simultaneously to punch myself in the face, bash my head against the steering wheel, and ram into every BMW-driving douchepig until we both explode in a fury of nihilistic redemption.
On American Hustle, Goodfellas, Derrida, And More!
Structural linguists (de Saussure) — not to mention structuralists (Levi Strauss) — consider things as existing in three dimensions.
This Book By An 11-Year Old Is Extraordinary. You Need To Read It Now.
I have to admit, part of me had no desire to mention her age.
Breaking Bad Take One: The Chemistry Of Story
Like all great things, Breaking Bad is multiple, offering many ways in and through. I offer a series of readings.
Good Grief, Bad Grief, And Dealing With Death
It all happened very quickly.
Who Cares If The Picture Is Yours? It’s On The Internet!
A friend of mine, an artist, recently had a picture from her Facebook profile end up on a stranger’s wall. She was not just outraged; she felt violated.