Quinby & Co.

Quinby & Co. Quinby & Co. is produced by the artist and musician Ren Michael, an online magazine and publishing house that focuses on music, travel and lifestyle.

Music • Travel • Lifestyle // We are a new magazine looking to pe*****te the noise of an increasingly uncertain time, as we offer an alternative take on the evolving, diversifying 21st-century lifestyle and American landscape. Most of the articles are written by Ren himself, published under the names of characters featured in his forthcoming novel tentatively titled "The Young Americans." The aim

of the magazine, in this age of heightened division and isolation, is to stimulate creativity and conversation in its readers, and ultimately help cultivate a return to adventure and human connection within the wider world beyond any four walls we can name.

Happy New Year everyone! I started a Substack a few months ago. It’s still in the early stages, but I think now is a goo...
04/01/2024

Happy New Year everyone! I started a Substack a few months ago. It’s still in the early stages, but I think now is a good time to start sharing it. Feel free to check it out and if you like subscribe and share! Thanks.

Letters from the Road 004: Am I a realist? Or am I just avoiding solutions. Problem identifiers v. Problem solvers. A Friendly Call to Action

Quick Reads/Bigger Questions: Is seeing a film or reading a book really a means of getting away from our own lives, or i...
04/05/2022

Quick Reads/Bigger Questions: Is seeing a film or reading a book really a means of getting away from our own lives, or is it a more subtle manner in which to view our lives through the experiences of other people? 🌱 https://quinbyandco.com/2022/05/04/questions-of-escape/

A friend told me that the world is going to hell which sounds like a big inconvenience. He also said that in spite of this inconvenience, it’s like the powers-that-be keep giving us superhero movie…

Tales from the Road: Yellowstone // A short story of an afternoon spent among volcanic springs, finding a sense of peace...
08/02/2022

Tales from the Road: Yellowstone // A short story of an afternoon spent among volcanic springs, finding a sense of peace in wilderness that also just happens to be a hilariously massive (and active) super volcano. Link in Bio

The steam rose ominously from the surface. The pools were clear and strikingly blue, beautiful to look upon like the wat...
08/02/2022

The steam rose ominously from the surface. The pools were clear and strikingly blue, beautiful to look upon like the water in Crater Lake, that collapsed volcano in Oregon whose fresh water continually forms from the annual snowfall. Crater Lake has its own volcanic history, mostly thousands of years in the past. Here in Yellowstone, of course, that history is ongoing, as its volcano is still very active; and I was constantly reminded of it from the geysers, hot springs and prismatic pools I faced that afternoon....

http://quinbyandco.com/2022/02/08/tales-from-the-road-yellowstone/

The steam rose ominously from the surface. The pools were clear and strikingly blue, beautiful to look upon like the water in Crater Lake, that collapsed volcano in Oregon whose fresh water continu…

We’re back! And to get things rolling, we’re taking a trip to a few of our favorite places on earth. Here’s the latest f...
18/01/2022

We’re back! And to get things rolling, we’re taking a trip to a few of our favorite places on earth. Here’s the latest from The Alternative Top-Ten: National Parks Edition. ▶️ Link in Bio // “This list is less about the potential for sightseeing and more about experience. Specifically my own. I suspect the list will change over time, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

It's nearly impossible to capture the feeling of being there, staring out and absorbing all the splendors of the natural...
18/01/2022

It's nearly impossible to capture the feeling of being there, staring out and absorbing all the splendors of the natural world and the American wilderness. It's an experience that could easily redefine for the beholder what it means to be an American, if not what it means to be a human. A guest on this planet. In any case, I'll start small, keep it simple, and begin with something that many, including myself, always seem to dig: The good ol’ …...

http://quinbyandco.com/2022/01/18/alternative-top-ten-national-parks-edition/

It’s nearly impossible to capture the feeling of being there, staring out and absorbing all the splendors of the natural world and the American wilderness. It’s an experience that coul…

I’ve always found music to have healing powers. That’s probably why I play it and why anyone plays it, let alone listens...
10/11/2021

I’ve always found music to have healing powers. That’s probably why I play it and why anyone plays it, let alone listens to it. It’s what I think about when I hear classical music in particular. I think about it’s ability to heal, empower, lift people out from the darkness of their times or individual situations and believe in something enough to keep moving forward, embracing imperfection a little better than they did before, while simultaneously striving to improve....

http://quinbyandco.com/2021/11/10/the-redemptive-power-of-classical-music/

I’ve always found music to have healing powers. That’s probably why I play it and why anyone plays it, let alone listens to it. It’s what I think about when I hear classical music in particular. I …

I can hear you honey coming my way, I remember how you used to speak my name I saw you walking long the river to my gard...
01/04/2021

I can hear you honey coming my way, I remember how you used to speak my name I saw you walking long the river to my garden Your hair shone like the milky way Lamplight glowed down in St. Germain Day is gone and we’re only getting started I hear the music like I always have won’t force you none, though I’m moving fast…...

http://quinbyandco.com/2021/03/31/leonardos-garden/

I can hear you honey coming my way, I remember how you used to speak my name I saw you walking long the river to my garden Your hair shone like the milky way Lamplight glowed down in St. Germain Da…

Throw open your desk toss it upside down and listen to Schumann, break down the walls of every room, sell everything you...
01/03/2021

Throw open your desk toss it upside down and listen to Schumann, break down the walls of every room, sell everything you own and over the new flames from within begin to create a brand new art form Then when the sounds of the violin cease open the window and listen to the distant sounds of the city in the cool morning breeze

http://quinbyandco.com/2021/02/28/open-up-happy-anniversary/

Throw open your desk toss it upside down and listen to Schumann, break down the walls of every room, sell everything you own and over the new flames from within begin to create a brand new art form…

Lyrics By Ren Michael Come you princes and gamblers And I’ll tell you a tale About an unborn world From the cold winds o...
11/01/2021

Lyrics By Ren Michael Come you princes and gamblers And I’ll tell you a tale About an unborn world From the cold winds of hell I think you will find That my story’s been told, indeed it’s centuries old And though I am young, You may know me quite well. They may call me king bishop, They may say I’m unkind…...

http://quinbyandco.com/2021/01/11/lyrics-today-we-are-young/

Lyrics By Ren Michael Come you princes and gamblers And I’ll tell you a tale About an unborn world From the cold winds of hell I think you will find That my story’s been told, indeed it’s centuries…

My most recurring thought on January 6th was that if the insurrectionists had been Black, they’d be dead. They would ha...
11/01/2021

My most recurring thought on January 6th was that if the insurrectionists had been Black, they’d be dead. They would have been tear-gassed, beaten, thrown in jail and murdered. Tanks would still be patrolling the Washington mall. If anyone is still on the fence about white privilege, uncertain what it is and how pervasive it remains in our society, they needn’t look any further than the pictures of those who stormed the U.S....

http://quinbyandco.com/2021/01/11/thats-infotainment/

My most recurring thought on January 6th was that if the insurrectionists had been Black, they’d be dead. They would have been tear-gassed, beaten, thrown in jail and murdered. Tanks would still …

fire at the Bastille bringing death to all your woes I’ll break from these chains and claim my mind as my own the winds ...
04/01/2021

fire at the Bastille bringing death to all your woes I’ll break from these chains and claim my mind as my own the winds are blowin' strong the night is getting cold I’d like to see America before I get too old I marched for our lives I occupied the streets I gave you all my love in the time of COVID-19…...

http://quinbyandco.com/2021/01/04/lyrics-made-in-the-u-s-a-american-made/

fire at the Bastille bringing death to all your woes I’ll break from these chains and claim my mind as my own the winds are blowin’ strong the night is getting cold I’d like to see America be…

I write on the backs of napkinsI write on scraps of tissue paperfor you ought to not sweatthe fancy jetthe time yet, noo...
30/12/2020

I write on the backs of napkinsI write on scraps of tissue paperfor you ought to not sweatthe fancy jetthe time yet, noor the old lessons of proprietydon't stack that shelffull of fancy volumes, neitherno, don't overload the head with journalswith their pages crisp and cleanwith the ribbons in between…...

http://quinbyandco.com/2020/12/30/i-write-on-the-backs-of-napkins/

I write on the backs of napkinsI write on scraps of tissue paperfor you ought to not sweatthe fancy jetthe time yet, noor the old lessons of proprietydon’t stack that shelffull of fancy volum…

I was thinking about the Headspace app, and how for me, it was the real introduction to mediation. It’s a great app for...
30/12/2020

I was thinking about the Headspace app, and how for me, it was the real introduction to mediation. It’s a great app for the beginner, and it does a wonderful job at making something long-considered esoteric more approachable and welcoming. I started using it in early Spring 2016 and I continued meditating consistently for the next 2-3 years. The experience taught me how to better handle my thoughts by adding some context and theory to what I probably already knew intrinsically—the simple idea that thoughts come and go and that there is no need to attach ourselves to them unless they are useful....

http://quinbyandco.com/2020/12/30/in-brief-meditation/

I was thinking about the Headspace app, and how for me, it was the real introduction to mediation. It’s a great app for the beginner, and it does a wonderful job at making something long-considere…

I think I’ll be living in Santa Fe soonpicture me walking‘long a New Mexico roadthat Pueblo adobe& streetlights of candl...
16/12/2020

I think I’ll be living in Santa Fe soonpicture me walking‘long a New Mexico roadthat Pueblo adobe& streetlights of candlitbrown paper bagson a winters nightme and the moonand Youstanding before St. Franciscathedralyea I can see itI can see that beingmy little midnight ritualat the endof every Saturday evening let’s do it. for right now I'm right where I need to be

http://quinbyandco.com/2020/12/16/i-think-ill-be-living-in-santa-fe-pretty-soon/

I think I’ll be living in Santa Fe soonpicture me walking‘long a New Mexico roadthat Pueblo adobe& streetlights of candlitbrown paper bagson a winters nightme and the moonand Youstanding before…

Political discourse like broken leaves Stands in the shadows of laughing trees The root of evil Disguised as greed Only ...
09/12/2020

Political discourse like broken leaves Stands in the shadows of laughing trees The root of evil Disguised as greed Only as old as Adam and Eve Cannot die but it must be beat, and What comes to pass, what'll come to be Sings from deep within you and me. Like a lion you are A golden heart As old as time…...

http://quinbyandco.com/2020/12/09/the-root/

Political discourse like broken leaves Stands in the shadows of laughing trees The root of evil Disguised as greed Only as old as Adam and Eve Cannot die but it must be beat, and What comes to pass…

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