Help the Homie (Me)
- Jul 16, 2025
- 2 min read
This space, the Inside Inverse Blog, is a culmination of occult authorship, burnt bridges, and receptive readers of over five years. Building a home for our shared afflictions and prescient love has always been the mission. I've been fortunate enough to work with amazing writers throughout Chicago and the Chicagoland area. Through closed writing circles, I've helped edit and shape theatre works, poems, and songs. I love what I do.
Past Work?
Before I was ten years old, you could say I was a window washing pro. Two in the morning inside a high-end restaurant with a winery. Ocean blue Windex and thin brown paper towels. eRR eRRR Er. Spotless door windows. Front lobby swept. Male bathroom cleaned. Female bathroom cleared. Customer serving space ready to go. All ready for my dad to pass through and mop. SweetTart paste tube from a Shell gas station was my favorite reward. Cleaned out foreclosed homes. 12. Snow removal. 14. Paper plant. 16. Chipotle. 17. Resume is loaded, but I always listened to music, podcasts, and essays while I worked.
Media that Shaped Younger Me
The WWE Smackdown vs Raw series was my taste curator. Video games were always a portal to a different world that took me away from ham sandwich dinners and hot summer nights. General Manager mode, managing acrobatic super men and pitting them in serious storylines was how I spent my days after school. How could I focus on school? Eddie Guerrero and Rob Van Dam were forming a tag team! Green, PlayStation 1 Twisted Metal disc under a running faucet wiping it dry with a hand me down T-shirt. Cheesing FIFA freekicks before the games became simulations. Stealing stars in Mario Party 4 on the GameCube.
Late night comedy specials like Ron White and Dave Chappelle. Discovering comedians through Pandora. Unlimited access to Richard Pryor, Bernie Mac, and George Carlin. Regardless, I was terrified of Robot Chicken. Still am. Happy Tree Friends? Brother. I cannot.
What's the Point?
I share with you a sliver of my upbringing to show you, reader, I come from a unique background amongst these contemporary writers. My uncle is not an editor for a newspaper. My grandfather is not the founder of a longstanding literary magazine. My mother is not a famous film actress. The degree of separation I stand from successful persons is a direct fruit of my labor. This unique upbringing allows me to see through people and admire the real success that stands before me. I honor those with success who break bread with me, as they hold my aspirations earned and forged. If I've learned anything, it's that I would be stupid to think I could do it alone. Below is a link to a Patreon you can subscribe to if you wish to help out the homie in what I do.
Anything helps.
I would love to share more about what I have planned for the blog and what avenues I could venture off to. I just need to be able to make my necessities to think of more life. Thank you for reading.
