Mr Magpie

Because all the pieces matter.

Month: September 2026

  • Birthday Letters

    My birthday’s come, and I’m drained of delight,gnawed by a secret, growing fear–what have I done with these years?My God, why have I squandered my life?– Arseny Tarkovsky – ‘June 25, 1939’ (trans. Philip Metres and Dmitri Psurtsev) September 27th used to fill me with dread like no other day of the year. September 27th…

  • [Announcement] The Waves – Radio Show

    Hello! I’m sorry to have added to the undoubted clutter of your inbox with this most unimportant news, but I will be hosting a radio show on CalArts’ college radio station KCIA each Tuesday starting this next, the 22nd. The show will air live from about 6PM EST to 7:45 or so, or 3PM PST…