Mike Platania2020: the things I wrote & the things I loved during a cursed year“When people say, ‘We have made it through worse before,’ all I hear is the wind slapping against the gravestones of those who did not…6 min read·Dec 28, 2020----
Mike PlataniaRediscovering skateboarding, and a part of my selfThere might not be a single piece of media that’s had more of an impact on me than Chris Cole’s part in Zero’s 2005 video, New Blood.5 min read·Nov 19, 2020----
Mike PlataniaSoccer & Solitude: 3 short words describe how I feel about quarantine.In 2005, Liverpool F.C. and A.C. Milan played in the Champions League Final.4 min read·May 21, 2020----
Mike PlataniaI biked to a forgotten town in the Midwest and got a lesson in ambition from a teenager.Most people who enter the township limits of Odell, Illinois are drivers on Interstate 55. They’ll see the signs for it (population…4 min read·Apr 29, 2020--2--2
Mike PlataniaA Love Letter To CerealWhen I was on summer break as a kid, I would wake up, bound down the stairs and pour myself a heaping bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats and…4 min read·Feb 18, 2020----
Mike Platania2019: What I wrote & things I lovedHerein lies the things I wrote this year that I’m most proud of, along a whole bunch of other stuff that I loved.5 min read·Dec 31, 2019----
Mike PlataniaThoughts on: the Pony ExpressOn January 24, 1848, a carpenter named James W. Marshall looked down and saw gold flakes in a stream of water on land owned by John Sutter…5 min read·Jul 15, 2019----
Mike Platania‘This Modern Love’ by Bloc PartyA closer and anecdotal look at Bloc Party’s 2005 song.4 min read·May 6, 2019--1--1
Mike Platania2018’s Afterglow; my writings & other things I enjoyedIt’s grey in Richmond. It’s been raining, cold, overcast, or all of the above for so long now that it’s hard to imagine that this exact…4 min read·Dec 29, 2018----
Mike PlataniaA Nice Thing That HappenedI spend a fair bit of time in coffeeshops.1 min read·Nov 14, 2018----