Alex Lombardi

I’m glad it’s May because I’m pretty (sat)tired of writing satire, (see what I did there). Anyway, my original idea for this month was to write about the Bird of Paradise because I’ve needed to re-pot mine since last spring, and she’s on the brink of death. I was going to take gnarly photos of her rhizomes, and it was going to be pretty informational. Sadly, I haven’t gotten to the re-pot (oops), but I was inspired to write about the Dieffenbachia because when I was doing college tours during...

People always ask me why I love plants, and I’m always shocked they haven’t found that answer themselves. For me, I suppose it started when I was a wee lad, and my dearest grandmother had a myriad of African Violets. They were these peppy little things with almost circular, fluffy leaves and colonies of nifty hairs that grew across the stems. These hairs made way for roots during propagation. When I’d go to her house, she’d have what seemed like hundreds of glasses with teensy cuttings...

Ethel Cain is an artist near and dear to my heart, and thus I’ve decided to spread the word. I stumbled upon her hit song “American Teenager” last year and never looked back. She truly has a song for every mood, and every song has such a unique atmosphere. I could listen to an upbeat pop song one minute, and the next, I’m listening to someone's distorted voice whispering “I love you” over the sound of AC for eight minutes. Listening to Ethel Cain is truly transformational. Before, I listened...