William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac (AKA ‘The Beats’) are my passion. Their art, literature, poetry, and extraordinary lives began to change my life as an 18-year-old during the spring semester of my freshman year in college. I could write pages about each one of these men, but this essay is about Jack... Continue Reading →

My Books and Brews Story My family moved to Indianapolis in October of 2016. We left, what I had imagined would be, our forever home in Illinois after only living there for two years. It was a beautiful little Mayberry... wholesome, progressive, and safe. There was a cool little bar where I played music every... Continue Reading →

This all started because I asked what kind of dog I was while sitting at the bar at the Zionsville Books & Brews. The resulting conversation led to me writing this post about if the people I've worked with at Books & Brews were dogs. There will be no explanation as to why I chose... Continue Reading →

Ohai, friend! I'm Faren. You might know me. I'm a nerd. I have 2 cats, Cat Murdock and Jasper. I turned 30 this year (vomit). I have weird hair. Paramore's my favorite band. I work at this neato place called Books & Brews. If I could have coffee coursing through my veins, I'd do it... Continue Reading →

I don’t really think I need to preface this post with my history with video games or my personal preferences for what I view as attractive, but I guess I should mention that these are all my opinion. You can disagree with me and that is totally okay, you can agree with me and that’s... Continue Reading →