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  • Purity Ring, the Phantom Tollbooth, and feeling too much

    Do you ever want to fold? Like, the weight of existence almost pushes the air out of your lungs when you exhale and your chest feels tight? Do you ...
  • Some Words on Growth, Grief, and a Third G-Word

    I've been thinking a lot about getting old. The bands I grew up loving are old. Some of them are still going strong, some should have maybe quit aw...
  • welcome to the new year

    so this must be it *blows the dust off* Hi friend, it's been a long time. And it's the first day (as I write this) of 2024. A brand spanking new ye...
  • I can't erase you

    The windmills loom in the distance, silently spinning against the darkening sky. Fields of wheat, potatoes, and corn pass by through the windows a...
  • I found you darker than the sky above

    I've wanted to write about this song for a long time now. I just haven't been able to find the words. How embarrassing, right? Someone who writes ...
  • it's gonna get better

    This post deals with mental health, especially themes about suicide. If you're not feeling up to it, save this for later. If you're in need of hel...
  • a letter

    For the last few weeks, I've been struggling with what I stubbornly refer to as a "deep funk". I picked up the name while going through counseling,...
  • I was broken to be made a better me

    Do you see that title? I wish I wrote it. The fact of the matter is that, like almost every other blog post I've written, it's a line from a song. ...
  • you are not a burden

    Hey. You. Yeah, you. The one reading this.You are not a burden. Let me repeat that. You are not a burden.   You. Are. Not. A. Burden.   You are not...
  • the harder I swim the faster I sink

    If you're like me, you have your old standby playlist of songs to listen to when you're feeling sad so that you can feel even sadder. For me, a lot...
  • just another blurry face in the background

    Do you ever feel like you're just taking up space? Like if you vanished, no one would notice the vacuum left? It sucks, right? It's hard to get up ...
  • would you still take me?

    I've heard it said that guilt and anger are like taking poison and expecting someone else to die. Which, obviously, sounds pretty silly. But let me...