Category: Essay

Cheryl Graham

  • Essays
  • Music Writing
  • Contact

About

I’m a writer and artist living in Iowa City, Iowa. My essays have appeared in the New York Times, Sierra Magazine, Essay Daily, and in the annual tournament of essays about songs, March Xness. I am a staff writer at PopMatters.

Visit my Illustration site here: cherylgrahamillustration.com

Contact

cherylgraham28@gmail.com

Essays

Jermaine Stewart, AIDS, and the Anti-Sex Backlash of the 1980s
Two Short-Shorts — Sweet Literary
Stop/gap – Identity Theory
Surprise Thrills on Iowa’s Most Intense Trail
The Wonder Years – Barren Magazine
I ♥ the 80s – Essay Daily
The Tiles That Bind – New York Times

Music Writing

Terre and Suzzy Roche Remember ‘Keep On Doing’
‘Pirates’ is Much More Than a Breakup Album
‘Sweet Forgiveness’ Paved the Way for Bonnie Raitt’s Just Desserts
40th Anniversary Sets Reinforce the Pretenders’ Place in Rock History
45 Years Later ‘Blondie’ Remains a Powerful Debut
Kate Bush Created a Winter Wonderland on ‘50 Words for Snow’
Patti Smith Rebuilt the World on 1996’S ‘Gone Again’
Kamala Harris’ 2020 VP Run Evokes the 2000 Film ‘The Contender’
Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never for Ever’ at 40

Cheryl Graham

  • Essays
  • Music Writing
  • Contact

About

I’m a writer and artist living in Iowa City, Iowa. My essays have appeared in the New York Times, Sierra Magazine, Essay Daily, and in the annual tournament of essays about songs, March Xness. I am a staff writer at PopMatters.

Visit my Illustration site here: cherylgrahamillustration.com

Contact

cherylgraham28@gmail.com

Essays

Jermaine Stewart, AIDS, and the Anti-Sex Backlash of the 1980s
Two Short-Shorts — Sweet Literary
Stop/gap – Identity Theory
Surprise Thrills on Iowa’s Most Intense Trail
The Wonder Years – Barren Magazine
I ♥ the 80s – Essay Daily
The Tiles That Bind – New York Times

Music Writing

Terre and Suzzy Roche Remember ‘Keep On Doing’
‘Pirates’ is Much More Than a Breakup Album
‘Sweet Forgiveness’ Paved the Way for Bonnie Raitt’s Just Desserts
40th Anniversary Sets Reinforce the Pretenders’ Place in Rock History
45 Years Later ‘Blondie’ Remains a Powerful Debut
Kate Bush Created a Winter Wonderland on ‘50 Words for Snow’
Patti Smith Rebuilt the World on 1996’S ‘Gone Again’
Kamala Harris’ 2020 VP Run Evokes the 2000 Film ‘The Contender’
Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never for Ever’ at 40

Cheryl Graham

  • Essays
  • Music Writing
  • Contact

About

I’m a writer and artist living in Iowa City, Iowa. My essays have appeared in the New York Times, Sierra Magazine, Essay Daily, and in the annual tournament of essays about songs, March Xness. I am a staff writer at PopMatters.

Visit my Illustration site here: cherylgrahamillustration.com

Contact

cherylgraham28@gmail.com

Essays

Jermaine Stewart, AIDS, and the Anti-Sex Backlash of the 1980s
Two Short-Shorts — Sweet Literary
Stop/gap – Identity Theory
Surprise Thrills on Iowa’s Most Intense Trail
The Wonder Years – Barren Magazine
I ♥ the 80s – Essay Daily
The Tiles That Bind – New York Times

Music Writing

Terre and Suzzy Roche Remember ‘Keep On Doing’
‘Pirates’ is Much More Than a Breakup Album
‘Sweet Forgiveness’ Paved the Way for Bonnie Raitt’s Just Desserts
40th Anniversary Sets Reinforce the Pretenders’ Place in Rock History
45 Years Later ‘Blondie’ Remains a Powerful Debut
Kate Bush Created a Winter Wonderland on ‘50 Words for Snow’
Patti Smith Rebuilt the World on 1996’S ‘Gone Again’
Kamala Harris’ 2020 VP Run Evokes the 2000 Film ‘The Contender’
Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never for Ever’ at 40

Cheryl Graham

  • Essays
  • Music Writing
  • Contact

About

I’m a writer and artist living in Iowa City, Iowa. My essays have appeared in the New York Times, Sierra Magazine, Essay Daily, and in the annual tournament of essays about songs, March Xness. I am a staff writer at PopMatters.

Visit my Illustration site here: cherylgrahamillustration.com

Contact

cherylgraham28@gmail.com

Essays

Jermaine Stewart, AIDS, and the Anti-Sex Backlash of the 1980s
Two Short-Shorts — Sweet Literary
Stop/gap – Identity Theory
Surprise Thrills on Iowa’s Most Intense Trail
The Wonder Years – Barren Magazine
I ♥ the 80s – Essay Daily
The Tiles That Bind – New York Times

Music Writing

Terre and Suzzy Roche Remember ‘Keep On Doing’
‘Pirates’ is Much More Than a Breakup Album
‘Sweet Forgiveness’ Paved the Way for Bonnie Raitt’s Just Desserts
40th Anniversary Sets Reinforce the Pretenders’ Place in Rock History
45 Years Later ‘Blondie’ Remains a Powerful Debut
Kate Bush Created a Winter Wonderland on ‘50 Words for Snow’
Patti Smith Rebuilt the World on 1996’S ‘Gone Again’
Kamala Harris’ 2020 VP Run Evokes the 2000 Film ‘The Contender’
Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never for Ever’ at 40

Cheryl Graham

  • Essays
  • Music Writing
  • Contact

About

I’m a writer and artist living in Iowa City, Iowa. My essays have appeared in the New York Times, Sierra Magazine, Essay Daily, and in the annual tournament of essays about songs, March Xness. I am a staff writer at PopMatters.

Visit my Illustration site here: cherylgrahamillustration.com

Contact

cherylgraham28@gmail.com

Essays

Jermaine Stewart, AIDS, and the Anti-Sex Backlash of the 1980s
Two Short-Shorts — Sweet Literary
Stop/gap – Identity Theory
Surprise Thrills on Iowa’s Most Intense Trail
The Wonder Years – Barren Magazine
I ♥ the 80s – Essay Daily
The Tiles That Bind – New York Times

Music Writing

Terre and Suzzy Roche Remember ‘Keep On Doing’
‘Pirates’ is Much More Than a Breakup Album
‘Sweet Forgiveness’ Paved the Way for Bonnie Raitt’s Just Desserts
40th Anniversary Sets Reinforce the Pretenders’ Place in Rock History
45 Years Later ‘Blondie’ Remains a Powerful Debut
Kate Bush Created a Winter Wonderland on ‘50 Words for Snow’
Patti Smith Rebuilt the World on 1996’S ‘Gone Again’
Kamala Harris’ 2020 VP Run Evokes the 2000 Film ‘The Contender’
Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never for Ever’ at 40

Cheryl Graham

  • Essays
  • Music Writing
  • Contact

About

I’m a writer and artist living in Iowa City, Iowa. My essays have appeared in the New York Times, Sierra Magazine, Essay Daily, and in the annual tournament of essays about songs, March Xness. I am a staff writer at PopMatters.

Visit my Illustration site here: cherylgrahamillustration.com

Contact

cherylgraham28@gmail.com

Essays

Jermaine Stewart, AIDS, and the Anti-Sex Backlash of the 1980s
Two Short-Shorts — Sweet Literary
Stop/gap – Identity Theory
Surprise Thrills on Iowa’s Most Intense Trail
The Wonder Years – Barren Magazine
I ♥ the 80s – Essay Daily
The Tiles That Bind – New York Times

Music Writing

Terre and Suzzy Roche Remember ‘Keep On Doing’
‘Pirates’ is Much More Than a Breakup Album
‘Sweet Forgiveness’ Paved the Way for Bonnie Raitt’s Just Desserts
40th Anniversary Sets Reinforce the Pretenders’ Place in Rock History
45 Years Later ‘Blondie’ Remains a Powerful Debut
Kate Bush Created a Winter Wonderland on ‘50 Words for Snow’
Patti Smith Rebuilt the World on 1996’S ‘Gone Again’
Kamala Harris’ 2020 VP Run Evokes the 2000 Film ‘The Contender’
Kate Bush’s Splendidly Transitional ‘Never for Ever’ at 40