‘Forgetting does not mean we are forgotten. Forgetting is an active fading, a process that says we are losing, but we are also fighting back.’
About Bryan Parys
Bryan Parys is an essayist, music reviewer, and instructor of writing at the University of New Hampshire. He earned his MFA in creative nonfiction at UNH in May 2010, where he started work on a memoir titled Wake, Sleeper. The book explores how the loss his father shaped and butted heads with his Christian upbringing.
An Ambient Birth Story
July 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
If you want to hear what the birth of Bryan Parys’ son was like, then you better pull up a chair and put on Julianna Barwick’s new album.
Waiting for the Email That Will Change My Life
July 12, 2011 By 4 Comments
When you are unemployed, waiting for Gmail is a lot like waiting for Godot.
They Aren’t Playing Our Song
July 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
Bryan Parys writes about The Antlers’ Hospice, and how sometimes our connections with a song might not be rational.
Pregnancy of the Mind
March 30, 2011 By 7 Comments
Bryan Parys is overwhelmed with worry that a burrito will kill him before his unborn baby grows up.
Superman of the House
December 14, 2010 By 10 Comments
Bryan Parys was 4 when his father died. He’s still trying to figure out what “man of the house” means.
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.