by The Last City | Jul 6, 2017 | His & Hers
One of the most unfortunate things about growing up in America is the rather narrow definition we have for the word “smart”. Picture the “smart kid” from your high school days. If you’re around my age, you’ll remember the wimpy,...
by The Last City | Jun 30, 2017 | His & Hers
Comedy did more to challenge and evolve my faith than apologetics ever did. Or could.Evolutionary science says that we evolved laughter as a way to discharge anxiety in potentially dangerous situations. A rustling in the bushes at night. Friend or foe? ...
by The Last City | Jun 15, 2017 | His & Hers
Earlier this week, we released Travelogue 1/3, the first in a three-part compilation of 2017. This year has been a confusing, exciting and wandering period of figuring out our voice. Through Patreon, each month we are exploring a word and concept in a different...
by The Last City | Apr 3, 2017 | His & Hers
Petrichor is a word that combines two Greek terms, one of which is just…bad-ass. πέτρα petra (stone) and ἰχώρ īchōr (the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods). It’s hard to explain why this image is so compelling. I get a kick out of words...
by The Last City | Mar 25, 2017 | His & Hers
Stories are at the core of our being. They move us more than facts and logic ever will. Goya is at the core of what stories provide us that makes them so powerful. Or better yet, goya is what we must possess to bring stories to...
by The Last City | Mar 2, 2017 | His & Hers
Often we see other people as sports teams. There are sides, one of which will win. This is problematic because no one wants to be the “loser,” and eventually we all end up yelling at each other so loudly that there’s no chance of reconciliation. Because of this, I’ve...
by The Last City | Feb 8, 2017 | His & Hers
We are all motivated by fear in some way or another. This is the base instinct that drives most of what we do and can only be overcome with a lot more inner work than most of us (me. I’m looking at me.) are willing to do. The problem is that fear comes to us disguised...
by The Last City | Jan 30, 2017 | His & Hers
The cold Hiroshima air passed through my gloves as effortlessly as light through a window. I ducked into a 711 to buy a hot chocolate, not to drink, but to thaw my fingers. It was about 20 minutes until our final show in Hiroshima, the last in a four-night string of...
by The Last City | Jan 6, 2017 | His & Hers
Each year, at the beginning of January, I try to sit down and think of what I want to focus on for the year. A lot of times, I find that the lessons of previous years haven’t been fully learned yet, and I end up choosing a focus that may have a different name,...
by The Last City | Jan 6, 2017 | Short Stories
Soon his vision expanded to completely encompass the edges of The Mountain. He now saw it was framed with hundreds, if not thousands of small lines, intersecting, crashing at odd angles in every direction for miles and miles. He could only vaguely remember the stories...
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