Brian Smith

1 month ago | tucsonweekly.com | Brian Smith

It is where nothing feels important anymore — because everything is. A kind of ambiguity that makes it hard to live in, or even navigate, the present tense. So the ache of nostalgia never finds its point of disappearance; it hangs in some ghostly void — apart from belonging, from real connection, from meaning. And it’s all yours. That feeling makes it so easy to feel uncomfortable and uncertain around friends, strangers, acquaintances — even family. But the ache isn’t real. It’s based in a fiction.

Mar 20, 2025 | tucsonweekly.com | Brian Smith

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Jan 30, 2025 | tucsonweekly.com | Brian Smith

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Dec 4, 2024 | tucsonweekly.com | Brian Smith

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Oct 30, 2024 | tucsonweekly.com | Brian Smith

A word about monsters. I met a guy when I was about 3, and he got into my head. It was like he found a sanctuary there. There was no one, or nothing, to free him. He wouldn’t leave anyway. It was too snug in there for him. Easy pickings.