Posts by Max

The New Way

IN THE DISTANT PRESENT Slower than you ever thought possible, but faster than you could ever imagine, sidelined folding chairs became lovers under bleachers … Continue reading →

Open Time

Caleb Senecker, you just made the biggest mistake of your fucking life. ***An inside joke*** With that out of the way… Last Friday, I … Continue reading →

Back To Business

Oh, the ol’ blog. How I’ve missed you. What’s up? How’s it going? ***No, no, we want to hear from you!*** Thus spake the … Continue reading →

A Boy Called Marcello

At the airport, like I always am. Not really. I’m writing this at Mom & Dad’s kitchen table in Kent. Ever since I decided … Continue reading →

After The Long Dream

I just had the craziest Long Dream. My childhood band moved down to LA, but a worldwide pandemic happened and they all moved back … Continue reading →

The Marcello Rule™

— A childish whine — I don’t want to go back home to LA. I’ve figured for a while now that, at some point, … Continue reading →

Cut To Black

What is Possible? What was Possible, what stopped being Possible, what might yet be? This blog has come a long way in the 8 … Continue reading →

On The Origins Of Max Bennett Kelly

This is a journal entry from 4 years ago, almost to the day. 7/13/21 at 12:18 AM (4 years and 1 day ago) Today … Continue reading →

The Theory of Goodbyes™

Yesterday I sold my 2000 Honda Prelude. I thought there would be more Pomp & Circumstance when the moment came to sign over the … Continue reading →

The Book of Max

Dear Codename: Emily— thanks for reading the blog. — In showbiz, that’s what we call a “hook” — If it’s you reading this, just … Continue reading →

Stories™

I’ve been eating a lot of Pimento cheese. This is kind of stupid, but I was inspired to try it because Mike Ehrmantraut eats … Continue reading →

Codename: Max Noir

Been a while. I’ve been struggling to blog properly. For context, I had this Giant Sweeping Blog Post™ in mid-February that was trying to … Continue reading →

Blue French Horn

I finally finished How I Met Your Mother. I think it’s hilarious that this fuckass show has been a recurring topic in this blog. … Continue reading →

Quit Your Day Job

New music, huh. Where do we begin? Well, I’m dropping soon. “Loser,” the first single from True Modern Romance, comes out in less than … Continue reading →

Closing Time

There are times in my life when I feel Open to the universe, and times when I feel Closed to it. I don’t think … Continue reading →

Signs

I spent my birthday in San Diego this year. I didn’t expect to be here; I drove down in light of the wildfires in … Continue reading →

Why Do We Still Seek The Fire In A World Full Of Flashlights?

I can’t say for certain, but I am 99.9% sure my ancestors, at one point or another, huddled around the fire, perhaps as a … Continue reading →

8, 18, 28

You’re 18 and the entire world is a mysterious, wondrous, massive place bursting with Possibilities and Magic. A decade later you’re looking down the … Continue reading →

Leaving Los Angeles

I find myself once again thrust into my unconscious. It’s a bit scary, but it’s where all the best work is done. Allow me … Continue reading →

Breakfast Tacos

I end this year entirely different from the way I was when I began it. I know I think that every year, but this … Continue reading →

10,000 Spoons

I will write no resolution. I say this every year~ 12/31/21 at 9:07PM (2 years and 364 days ago) It’s New Year’s Eve and … Continue reading →

Well, The Blog Works Now

Going into a bit of a blog overdrive as I’m finishing up this site. Once I get my brain latched onto something, I become … Continue reading →

Travels

At the airport, like I always am. My family doesn’t travel much. I was raised with a sort of uneasy fascination with airports. I … Continue reading →

A Meta-textual Analysis Level of Navel-Gazing Headassery

1,237 journal entries since 7/1/19. There are scattered entries before, but 7/1/19 is the day I count as the start of my journal. It’s … Continue reading →