Tyler Writes Essays

Songs and Thoughts #3

Some recommendations.

Aug 19 • 

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February 2025

Songs and Thoughts #2

Some (live) song recommendations.

Feb 4 • 

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December 2024

Finding Nick Drake: Richard Morton Jack’s New Biography

An essay of mine that won an Honorable Mention from the Northwind Writing Awards.

Dec 11, 2024 • 

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November 2024

Songs and Thoughts #1

Some song recommendations.

Nov 4, 2024 • 

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August 2024

A Short Story of Mine Was Just Published!

Check it out here.

Aug 25, 2024 • 

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Childhood, Adulthood, and the Space in Between: J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” and Haruki Murakami’s “Norwegian Wood”

Growing up and getting on -- what does it mean?

Aug 6, 2024 • 

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August 2023

"In Dreams Begin Responsibilities": Delmore Schwartz and Lou Reed (Music and Literature: September 22nd, 2022)

How should we look at Schwartz's story, and how does the story appear in the work of Lou Reed?

Aug 9, 2023 • 

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June 2023

The Function of Music in John Steinbeck’s “The Pearl” and “Cannery Row”

How does Steinbeck use music as a tool of interiority?

Jun 26, 2023 • 

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February 2022

The "Meaning" of "Life" to an "Atheist" (featuring Percy Shelley & Richard Dawkins)

How different does life look on the other side of belief?

Feb 28, 2022 • 

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January 2022

What Happened to Russell Brand?

When did the actor-revolutionary become a mouthpiece for vaccine denialism?

Jan 17, 2022 • 

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High School Curriculums, and Gordon vs. Seymour: A Fitzgerald/Salinger Comparison

The novels we choose for high school curriculums, and an analysis of despair.

Jan 1, 2022 • 

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November 2021

Reading Religion in John Steinbeck's "The Pearl"

How does God interfere with Kino's quest for social mobility?

Nov 30, 2021 • 

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