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Category: Essay

Autobiography, Epiphany, Essay, Writing Tips

My Dream was Directed by David Lynch

I don’t care if elitists say writing about dreams is passé. This one deserves to be shared, at least in brief, in memoriam. Continue reading My Dream was Directed by David Lynch

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleMay 20, 2026May 20, 2026Leave a comment
A photo of Japanese Magnolia.
Autobiography, Essay

New Lotus Budo Post Now Live for Your Reading Pleasure

I put together a quick overview of “5 Peaceful Community-Building Resistance Practices.” Linked in post! Continue reading New Lotus Budo Post Now Live for Your Reading Pleasure

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleAugust 10, 2025August 10, 2025Leave a comment
Essay, Eulogy

My Return to Sound Debuts on Phil Western’s Afterflash: A Remixed Tribute

Phil Western’s Afterflash: A Remixed Tribute just went live for preorder, and I couldn’t be more ecstatic! We worked on the album for so long and it’s finally here to share with you, my lovelies. Continue reading My Return to Sound Debuts on Phil Western’s Afterflash: A Remixed Tribute

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleMarch 21, 2025March 24, 20251 Comment
Essay, Witness & Resist

To Bear Witness is To Resist

This book made me realize more than ever that to bear witness to atrocities and personal narratives is to resist systems of oppression (i.e., the U.S. slavery system, authoritarian regimes…or political cults). Continue reading To Bear Witness is To Resist

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleMarch 5, 2025March 19, 20253 Comments
Buddhism, Essay

New Blog: Lotus Budo

Hi friends. I’ve finally started my blog Lotus Budo, Notes on the Intersection of Buddhism & Aikido. You can find it linked in the menu on my personal website (which is where you are now), or you can go to: https://lotusbudo.com As always, thanks for reading! Continue reading New Blog: Lotus Budo

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleDecember 27, 2024February 23, 2025Leave a comment
Essay, Retroactive Beatnik

Staged Beatnik Photo from 1959 Perpetuates Patriarchal Subjugation

This unfortunate relic is a reminder of where the status-quo of American society is torpedoing toward right now. Is there enough cultivated resistance to thwart it? Continue reading Staged Beatnik Photo from 1959 Perpetuates Patriarchal Subjugation

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleNovember 26, 2024March 23, 20251 Comment
Essay, Retroactive Beatnik

Help Name a Park After Diane di Prima

Women of the Beat Generation are hardly known. Let’s change that by naming a San Francisco park after the revolutionary Beat poet Diane di Prima. Continue reading Help Name a Park After Diane di Prima

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleSeptember 24, 2024March 23, 2025Leave a comment
Essay

My Brother’s Escape

This essay is in memory of my late brother Stephen George Giarritta. Continue reading My Brother’s Escape

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleSeptember 23, 2024September 23, 2024Leave a comment
Essay, Retroactive Beatnik

Silenced Resisters: Recovering 20th-Century Waves of Beatnik Women

Beatnik women deserve to be permanently added to the Beat Generation canon. Continue reading Silenced Resisters: Recovering 20th-Century Waves of Beatnik Women

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleApril 24, 2024March 23, 2025Leave a comment
Essay, Eulogy

A Eulogy for Patrick Haenelt

A eulogy for my dear friend and soul brother, Patrick Haenelt. Continue reading A Eulogy for Patrick Haenelt

Unknown's avatarJaime DunkleJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021Leave a comment

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