Essays

None of This is By Accident

On renewing my artistic purpose

Jan 18 • Alex Lewis

Three Years of Feels Like Home

Celebrating my newsletter's third anniversary

Dec 19, 2025 • Alex Lewis

To Love or Leave

On Hayley Williams, Joy Oladokun & The Places We Call Home

Nov 14, 2025 • Alex Lewis

It’s Not All Darkness

Why Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE is my Favorite Album of the Year (So Far)

Oct 9, 2025 • Alex Lewis

Fear the Turtle

On Dijon, Maryland Roots & Going at My Own Pace

Aug 23, 2025 • Alex Lewis

Hold On To Your Brother

The Return of Pusha T, Malice & Clipse

Jul 11, 2025 • Alex Lewis

A Tale of Two Elders

On Mavis Staples' cover of Frank Ocean's "Godspeed"

Jul 5, 2025 • Alex Lewis

We're All In It

My case against dance circles

Jun 20, 2025 • Alex Lewis

There is No Face of the NBA

Reframing the debate for a new generation

Jun 5, 2025 • Alex Lewis

It's my birthday, and I'm thinking about Future

I'm also thinking about the future

May 7, 2025 • Alex Lewis

Live Reading: Saturn is Somewhere

On Kacey Musgraves, Turning 30 & Getting Over Myself

Apr 27, 2025 • Alex Lewis

8:43

How Jeff Green is Fulfilling his "Uncle Jeff" Nickname

Read my latest Chron story about the Houston Rockets veteran's storied, 18-year NBA career

Apr 23, 2025 • Alex Lewis

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