The Bishop Called Me Damned

The Bishop Called Me Damned

Florence, 1473His name was Rinaldo Orsini. A bishop. My cousin by blood, which made the verdict more precise in its particular cruelty.I was fifteen years old. I had been in his household since infancy, sent north from Umbria after the deaths of both my parents. He...
Black Sun Rising: What the Song Is

Black Sun Rising: What the Song Is

Present Day, April 24, 2026The song is out now. I want to say something about what it is, because I think the title requires explanation rather than allowing the usual mysterious ambiguity that single titles sometimes perform.The black sun is a specific thing. It is...
Why April 24

Why April 24

Present Day, April 2026Black Sun Rising arrives April 24. I have been asked why this song, and why before the album, and I want to answer the question directly.The album, which comes May 22, is a complete thing: twelve movements through the geometry from the...
The Black Sun: What Authority Becomes

The Black Sun: What Authority Becomes

Various, consolidatedEvery century I have moved through has produced its particular version of the same configuration: a system of authority that begins with a claim to legitimacy, accumulates power on the basis of that claim, and eventually uses the accumulated power...