Archive - Worse For The Wear by Matt Pryor

June 2025

The Protest Singer

I am not a protest singer but sometimes I wish that I was.

Jun 25 •

Doubt (first demo)

At the end of the story our protagonist returns to the beginning having been changed by the trials they’ve encountered.

Jun 16 •

3:16

The Spirit Is Willing But The Body Is Weak

The only thing that really terrifies me about performing is the thought of losing my voice.

Jun 9 •

Darken My Door (first demo)

I’m certainly not the first person in the world to write a “Baby come back” song but it’s a first for me.

Jun 2 •

2:52

May 2025

In Memory of Erik Jarvi

I met Erik Jarvi when I was twenty years old though I don’t remember exactly where.

May 26 •

Dispatch from the Mid Atlantic

I’m not Catholic, I’m not even Christian, but I really like churches.

May 19 •

I Don't Pray (first demo)

I’ve always felt comfortable in what those in the recovery community call “the rooms”.

May 12 •

2:56

Never Treat Others

I got to do something really wild last week.

May 5 •

April 2025

The Dishonesty (first demo)

There is something very meta in writing about the act of writing.

Apr 28 •

3:18

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