(This is a short excerpt from my forthcoming novel, That’s Me in the Corner, spoken in the voice of the book’s protagonist, Brody Graham.) *** “So Brody, what is it with you and all your little rituals?” Caleb asked. “You prepare your coffee and smoke your cigar like you’re a priest presiding over some kind of […]
Author: Jason
She
By Noelle Thinner Curvier Smart (Not too smart) Sexy (Not too sexy) Strong (Not too strong) Shinier Healthier Quiet Speak up Shhhhh. . . . The burden of humanity’s collective synchronized cry for perfection, that not one individual in the masses has attained, falls square on the pointed shoulder blades of she. She is […]
Thanks for a Great First Month!
We all here at Heavy for the Vintage just wanted to stop and acknowledge our one-month anniversary, and to thank all of you for reading us, following us, liking us, retweeting us, and linking to us. Just to give you an idea of our first month’s overall numbers, we have had 12,000 page views and […]
Keeping Christ in Xmas
My dear friends, this is nothing short of a call to arms. While I always feel very keenly the degree to which I, a middle-class white male, am ever the victim of marginalization and attack, it is during this time of year, xmastime, that the assault on the American way of life is most pronounced. […]
An Open Letter to Hollywood
Dear Hollywood Elites, We here at Heavy for the Vintage have been watching movies and television for most of our lives and, well, let’s just say we’ve been growing increasingly unhappy about a few things, and I think it’s high time we clear the air about the disturbing trends we have been noticing. Let me […]
Objectification and the Lost Art of Women
(Words and Art by Amanda) When my son was about five, we were in an outdoor pottery store, one of those places that is a maze with thousands of items, plants, fountains, statues, forgotten treasures. I came around the corner and found him entranced, staring at a figurine of a primitive fertility goddess. It being more abstract […]