About the author
One Short Sleep Past
"DEATH be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so, For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow, Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me." -- John Donne My grandmother's name was Hope. I remember learning this when I was little. At the time, I thought it was ridiculous. Who names their child Hope? Hope isn't a name. Hope is a thing. Hope is somethi...
Creative Historical Memoir Fiction
About seven years ago, I decided to write a novel about my grandfather’s experience in World War Two. I knew a very little bit about it: only that he’d been a prisoner of war, and that he’d escaped the Germans by jumping off a train somewhere in northern Italy. I’d also been told that he was shot (which I later learned was actually a shrapnel wound), but that was about it. When I finally asked my grandmoth...
Glory with a Side of Nachos
By the time you read this, there is a good chance that the New York Rangers will have won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1994. There is a slightly lower chance that the Boston Celtics will have also won the NBA championship for the first time since 2008. But whether these things come to pass or not, there is one thing that is certain: in these few short weeks of the NBA and NHL playoffs, I will have consume...
The Death of Live Music
One of the definitive moments of my life was my first live concert. I’ll protect the shred of dignity I have left by not disclosing the artist, but rest assured that at that time, they were one of the most popular acts in the country. The show took place at a major venue in Hartford, Connecticut, and I paid less for those tickets than I pay to see some local shows in Brooklyn today. I was twelve years old, but I fe...
Happily Ever After
Fairy tales have been around as long as most any narrative style, and longer than many. The written fairy tale dates from the 13th Century B.C., and it is likely that the spoken form is even older. Yet despite this long history, people often fail to realize that fairy tales are one of the most important forms of narrative that we have, and should be celebrated by adults and children alike. However, such praise req...
The Devolution of Christmas
IAM, the publisher of The Curator, is a movement upheld and supported by those who are a part of it. Please consider making a donation to help us continue to serve artists and creative catalysts all over the world. For those who’ve forgotten, and those who never knew, there is a rich, diverse, and beautiful history of this holiday that has, for over two thousand years, quietly crept up on the others to be one ...
Formerly Known As
By the time you read this, the name Joshua Cacopardo will be no more. Well, not exactly. It will still exist in all of my historical academic and vital records. If any of my previous employers didn’t burn all proof of my existence in a therapeutic inferno, then they will also be able to vouch that Joshua Cacopardo did in fact legally exist. And then there will always be that pile of business cards I once d...
