Oct 15, 2022A Solid Bit, an Easy Laugh“Running Gag” An original song by me, Paul Fidalgo. Lyrics: Alright, you know, how on Saturday Night Live they tell a Joke, a lot, until it isn’t funny anymore Well that’s as good a way as any to tell You about myself and how I manage to Relate to those unfortunate enough…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Mar 10, 2022This just came right out of the blue.A cover of Marshall Crenshaw’s “Tell Me All About It,” performed by me, Paul.Culture1 min readCulture1 min read
Feb 16, 2022Like a sore thumb.“Jut” An original song, written and performed by me, Paul. Lyrics: Back when I was lonely oh I could not comprehend Why my species had decided that I was not one of them Got my diagnosis and I wrestled with my pain I made friends with my weirdness, now I’m lonely just…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Feb 13, 2022Phrases as frenetic as a moth’s flight.“Irregular Heart” An original song, written and performed by me, Paul. Lyrics: Nearsight unseen Our vitals had been phoned in When you chose me and I chose you Tonight it seems I’m down to my last moment Before this dream Resolves into a dew Negotiating terms in our parlay You’ve…Music2 min readMusic2 min read
Feb 9, 2022I’ve got much to think about.My cover of Letters to Cleo’s “Here and Now.”Music1 min readMusic1 min read
Apr 19, 2021Member-onlyThe Areas of Our ConcernThere was a thing I noticed when I absent-mindedly opened Twitter on my phone the other day. I say absent-mindedly because if I’m not using Twitter for work, I’m almost certainly doing it out of habit, not because I have something to say or am experiencing a sudden hunger for…Social Media7 min readSocial Media7 min read
Apr 3, 2021Member-onlyThe Big ThingAbout a year ago, I announced my intention to complete a major writing project that I had begun, and subsequently abandoned, two and a half years before. Publicly declaring my intention to finish this piece, “The Big Thing,” was a way to hold myself accountable. I was generously granted two…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Mar 7, 2021Member-onlySurvival ModeIt’s freezing. I can’t stop shivering. I’m in the middle of a snow-blighted wasteland, and everything is white, and it would be hard to tell day from night if not for the fact that night is much colder. My only source of heat is some threadbare clothing recently issued to…Gaming9 min readGaming9 min read
Feb 2, 2021Member-onlyComparisons are OdorousA long time ago, I began to take a serious interest in music; that is, listening to it, singing along with it, and indulging in fantasies about being a musician. I was about 8 years old when Nickelodeon started running old episodes of The Monkees (a sitcom featuring a prefabricated…Creativity9 min readCreativity9 min read
Dec 13, 2020Member-onlyWhy I need superheroesAs an awkward, neurotic, bespectacled smartypants, I am stereotypically predisposed to be a fan of superheroes. And so I am, but only fairly recently. When I was a kid, I liked the cartoons and toys associated with characters like Spider-Man and Superman, but no more than I liked any other…Comic Books8 min readComic Books8 min read
