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A few thoughts on the Trump Administration, the war in Iran, social media, and individual intellectual responsibility
Like every single one of you, I have a life to live. Currently, I am putting many hours and lots of effort into what I hope will be a somewhat meaningful album release. Many of you have families, demanding jobs, personal goals and difficult situations to work through. We are all living our own lives but feeling the weight of an irresponsible, erratic, and unpredictable administration who has launched an attack that feels, at best, majorly out of step with their prior messagin
ashtonyorkmusic
Apr 118 min read


In Loving Memory of Pastor Eric Daniel
film photograph courtesy of Zachary Hurlburt I spent the entirety of my adolescence in the loving arms of a pentecostal Christian church on a hill on the outskirts of Napa. It is still there. A living, breathing organism. It’s aptly called Hillside Christian Center. When I was probably ten or eleven years old, my mother drove me there against my will and endured my kicking and screaming. We were trying a new church, and though I was not thrilled with our previous one, I was h
ashtonyorkmusic
Feb 176 min read


NIYA Turns Three
Last night, I went down to North Beach for some tacos after an unusually depressive day. I was experiencing all kinds of uncomfortable emotions, and rather than confront them, I chose to lay around and stare at my phone for hours. Which didn't help. So, I finally got up, and after getting some things done around the house, I ate some tacos. Upon leaving El Farolito, I lit a cigarette and started down Grant St. When I looked up, a young woman was looking right at me and saying
ashtonyorkmusic
Nov 11, 20256 min read


A few words on "Loved and Lost"
shot on film by @ zacharyy.sun Last year sometime, I was introduced to Brian Bond by my good friend Ezekiel. At the time, Zeke was...
ashtonyorkmusic
Aug 16, 20257 min read
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