writing

this library of all my writing includes, literary non-fiction, literature & poetry, sportswriting, and advertorials.

viewing: nothing for us

cigarettes out, please rise

Read this like you are watching a John Cassavetes film.

published: July 15, 2023

byline used: david look
category: literature & poetry

appeared in: nothing for us

72 hours

an unnamed protagonist shares every detail of their weekend one summer in may until one unfortunate event ends it.

published: November 12, 2020

byline used: david look
category: literature & poetry

appeared in: nothing for us

Bill’s Place

every Friday and Saturday night, 148 West 133rd street in Harlem becomes a b.y.o.b. jazz club called Bill's Place.

published: November 5, 2020

byline used: david look
category: literary non-fiction

appeared in: nothing for us

mayonnaise windshield

it was dark. we were young. 7-11 was the center of our universe.

published: September 24, 2020

byline used: david look
category: literature & poetry

appeared in: nothing for us

the golden hour

a lot of things had to happen for this to happen, for us to be here in this room together. at least a million little things in sequence, but i'm only aware of the weather.

published: August 26, 2020

byline used: david look
category: literature & poetry

appeared in: nothing for us

end times

news, printed on paper is dying. and in its final moments, it needs me. i know i'm not alone with these feelings.

published: July 16, 2020

byline used: david look
category: literature & poetry

appeared in: nothing for us

the anthology of lonely days (after O’Hara)

any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

published: June 18, 2020

byline used: david look
category: literature & poetry

appeared in: nothing for us

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