Sean Weeks
Sean Weeks
Since he was six years old, Sean Weeks wanted to be a writer. He was the kid who smuggled loose-leaf into family gatherings and vandalized his college textbooks with story ideas. He matriculated at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. While pursuing a creative writing major there, he developed a fervent curiosity in classical studies. He studied Greek, Latin, and the heady canon of Antiquity’s best thinkers…
Since he was six years old, Sean Weeks wanted to be a writer. He was the kid who smuggled loose-leaf into family gatherings and vandalized his college textbooks with story ideas. He matriculated at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. While pursuing a creative writing major there, he developed a fervent curiosity in classical studies. He studied Greek, Latin, and the heady canon of Antiquity’s best thinkers…
Blog
Blog
Adios to the “Side Hustle”
Five Years Ago Those ugly grey things. “I don’t like looking at these grey things. Can we do anything about that?” she said. I blinked at her [...]
Second Letter to Sappho: My Writing Process
Dear Sappho, I thank you for your kind ear and I apologize for my late reply. When Christmas is past and spring is on the horizon, time seems to [...]
First Letter to Sappho: How I Came to be a Writer
Dear Sappho, In your last letter to me, you asked me about my writing background. That’s a harder question to answer than it should be. The first obstacle is [...]
Articles
Articles
Frostpunk the Board Game Has Lessons for Real Life
Frostpunk: The Video Game sports a steampunk coat of paint, the stylish, often meaningless brass cogs and aviator goggles, but the real hook was “global warming in reverse.” It’s a satire equipped [...]
Eighth Article for Paste Magazine: TV Soundtracks
Even if you have no interest in TV, I suggest reading this one. Composer Ramin Djawadi’s score is responsible for all the poetry and power of House of the [...]
Venture Brothers: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn't exist. [...]
Short Stories
Short Stories
Habit: an Old Short Story
I can't believe it's been ten years since I published this old short story with The Copperfield Review. If the subject of Benedictine monks and WWII interests you, then [...]
Ballooning, Aerostation, and the Tragedy of Newton’s First Law
Hot air balloon flight of the Montgolfier Brothers. Artist: Claude Louis Desrais Some [in the 18th century]considered that there might be an arms race in [hot [...]