r j maher

a digital reel

some reel exclusive content

No puns here.

I have been sitting on a few personal essays that I wrote a few months ago. They’re now published under reasons.

“fragrant refuse” and “two gaps in two walls” are installments in a series of reflections on a solo road trip I made through the American Southwest back in June/July. Months later, the journey remains quite clear in my imagination; where my imagination fails, I have a hardy notebook with a cannabis leaf emblazoned on the cover, full of observations.

Let me know what you think. These aren’t particularly valuable anywhere except here, and I’ll happily keep chugging along in publishing these if the demand is there.

on the subjects of herein diverse pages

home – You’ll be able to read any announcements, updates, or trivia about imminent publications or professional developments.

reasons – Nonfiction. Generally speaking, pieces that report, analyze, and reflect on the real world and its bounty. These can include journalistic articles, essays, podcasts–you name it, I have at least a smattering of experience!

rymes – Fiction. If it’s published elsewhere, I’ll direct you to it. Sometimes, I’ll post a story here directly, with my compliments.

podcast production – Wanted to give this its own section. I am particularly proud of this capstone project that I did for a public rhetoric course last year. An analysis of Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson in the context of the nascent “Nicecore” subgenre.

who i am – yeah. Oh, and you can contact me here, too.

now that you are acknowledged…

Thank you for reading this published home page. I do hope you’ll consider navigating to my other pages. You don’t know how long it has taken me to sit down for an afternoon’s worth of prefabricated web design. This is the first website I’ve ever published, it will surely not be the last, and I’ll try and improve it as I become better versed in artful practice. Now…