Nate Schmidt

Nate Schmidt used to sail around the world on a boat, and now he writes essays on the internet. He is an editor at Gamers with Glasses, and his writing can also be found in places like The Rambling, Unwinnable Magazine, and The Dylan Review. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Indiana University Bloomington
Blood Incantation Play the Music of the Spheres on New LP

Blood Incantation Play the Music of the Spheres on New LP

On Absolute Elsewhere, Blood Incantation annihilate the death metal rulebook to spread an esoteric message of cosmic proportions.

Premee Mohamed’s Sci-Fi ‘We Speak Through the Mountain’ Is a Call for Cooperation

Premee Mohamed’s Sci-Fi ‘We Speak Through the Mountain’ Is a Call for Cooperation

Premee Mohamed’s We Speak Through the Mountain is a school story set in a future that looks startlingly close to our times, sentient fungal infections notwithstanding.

Fire-Toolz’s ‘Breeze’ Dares to Imagine Joy Within Chaos

Fire-Toolz’s ‘Breeze’ Dares to Imagine Joy Within Chaos

It’s a rare artist indeed who can turn tools for expressing existential dread toward a grateful appreciation of life, but Fire-Toolz accomplishes this on Breeze.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Opus Remains Powerful and Prescient

Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Opus Remains Powerful and Prescient

Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor reminds us that sometimes the most powerful protest is (nearly) wordless.

Patric Gagne Calls for Empathy in ‘Sociopath: A Memoir’

Patric Gagne Calls for Empathy in ‘Sociopath: A Memoir’

Sociopath author Patric Gagne asks readers to reconsider their perceptions of sociopathy, arguing that people who struggle to feel empathy still deserve to receive it.