https://maxbennettkelly.com/Max Bennett Kelly's Websitehttps://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0028/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0028/Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:27:00 GMTDear Jevandre, The Lettuce House has been having trouble with the dishwasher the past few weeks. Since our house didn’t come with one, Lorenzo and I had the noble idea to permanently install a portable one that would also function as a kitchen island. One day it gave out, and I’ve spent the time since …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0027/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0027/Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:44:11 GMTCaleb Senecker, you just made the biggest mistake of your fucking life. ***An inside joke*** With that out of the way… Last Friday, I went to update the Scrapbook and realized that not only had I failed to start a Gallery for June, I hadn’t started one for May, and the one for April was …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0026/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0026/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:28:00 GMTOh, the ol’ blog. How I’ve missed you. What’s up? How’s it going? ***No, no, we want to hear from you!*** Thus spake the one-sided communication channel. What a whirlwind it’s been since the last post. It’s not that I haven’t been writing… I feel like I’ve been doing nothing but. Anyone who’s kept up …https://maxbennettkelly.com/epilogue/https://maxbennettkelly.com/epilogue/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:50:38 GMT[This Blog Post Is A Novel-Exclusive. It Has Been Blocked By Quit Your Day Job Records© (A Registered Trademark Of Thanks LLC) And Has Been Replaced By A Link To A Free Digital Copy Of Said Novel.] That’s because it’s not really a Blog Post; it’s the closest thing I did to actual literature. Whatever …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0025/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0025/Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:23:16 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] At the airport, like I always am. Not really. I’m writing this at my parents’ kitchen …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0024/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0024/Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:32:47 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] I just had the craziest dream. My childhood band moved down to LA, but a worldwide …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0023/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0023/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:12:21 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] Dear Codename: Didi, I thought about you this morning. What are you doing? What are you …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0022/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0022/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:21:25 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] PROLOGUE: It’s cold on the Upper East Side, but I could wear a T-shirt if I …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0021/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0021/Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:35:26 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and re-titled “To You, Three Months From Now.” It was then repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] Well, did it work? ***I would …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0020/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0020/Sun, 10 Aug 2025 08:09:08 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] What is possible? What was possible, what stopped being possible, what might yet be? This blog …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0019/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0019/Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:44:29 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and re-titled “On The Origins of Max Bennett Kelly.” It was then repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] This is a journal entry …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0018/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0018/Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:28:19 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] Yesterday I sold my old Honda Prelude. I thought there would be more Pomp & Circumstance …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0017/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0017/Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:57:12 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] We were lucky — the clouds were barely wisps, so there was enough sun to say …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0016/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0016/Sat, 10 May 2025 02:52:49 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] Dear Codename: Emily – thanks for reading the blog. ***In showbiz, that’s what we call a …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0015/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0015/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:12:58 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and re-titled “Stories™.” It was then repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] I’ve been eating a lot of Pimento cheese. It’s kind of …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0014/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0014/Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:56:37 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and re-titled Codename: Max Noir. It was then repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] Been a while. I’ve been struggling to blog properly— …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0013/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0013/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:45:18 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and re-titled “Blue French Horn.” It was then repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] I finally finished How I Met Your Mother. I …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0011/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0011/Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:31:41 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and re-titled “Quit Your Day Job.” It was then repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] New music, huh. Where do we begin? Well, …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0010/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0010/Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:01:01 GMT[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] There are times in my life where I feel Open to the universe, and times where …https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0009/https://maxbennettkelly.com/blog0009/Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:19:12 GMT> [Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and retitled “Signs.” It was repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] I spent my birthday in San Diego this year. I didn’t …