Monthly Missive

This is the last Missive ever. OK, sorry, it's not that dramatic; Heavy Blog is not going anywhere (yet, because it will one day end, I hope you know that). We are simply changing up our format yet again. I ac... Read More...

Remember how, when COVID was kicking off, we got a slew of articles talking about the new world which COVID will leave behind? While the declarations of COVID’s demise are very untimely, it’s safe to say that ... Read More...

Oh boy, this was a rough one to get out! Some unfortunate alignments with my work life, plus the myriad other matters which trouble the editors of the blog, plus the wonderful and ever-inconsistent joys of wor... Read More...

You know, it has been my goal in these Missives, and elsewhere on the blog, to be very honest with you readers. So I feel comfortable positing to you one of the questions which has haunted me for the last few ... Read More...

There we go. It says December up there. Cue the introspection! Unveil the resolutions! Commence the holidays. And all that jazz. December also means my anniversary with the blog is coming up (the 30th) and thi... Read More...

As I'm writing this, I am listening to the new Bent Knee album and thinking about how much we've all overcome in the last few years and how much we've adapted. And I'm not even talking about Heavy Blog here; I... Read More...

I was too busy writing about mental health last month to mark the occasion of one year since we moved Heavy Blog over to the Missive format. So, here I am, doing just that: happy anniversary to one of the best... Read More...

Hello. It was my intention to use this Missive to talk mark one year since we redesigned the blog and embarked on this new, once a month path. But, instead, Paul Masvidal shared an absolutely heart wrenching p... Read More...

You put your hand into the fire and it burns you. This is one of the first lessons we learn, whether the fire be literal or metaphorical. But here's the thing: this lesson is incomplete. Sometimes, the fires t... Read More...