Tag: porgy-and-bess

• Coming Up for Air

  I was a college freshman when it happened. Back in 2007, YouTube was still new, when it felt less like an algorithm and more like a hallway you could wander down and accidentally find something that changed you. I don’t remember what I was searching for. Probably nothing important. That’s usually how it works. Then a…

  David Thompson

  January 13, 2026

  Essays, Hollywood

  access, coming-of-age, healing, life, love, mental-health, porgy-and-bess, theater, writing