Other Work

What’s wilder than breaking into NASA and CIA computers post 9/11? Doing it looking for proof of aliens.

I wrote four episodes for the podcast series Modem Mischief produced by Mad Dragon Productions.

Each episode is highly narrative — a thick blend of dramatic retellings pieced together from interviews, memoirs, articles, and essays.

Starting on January 17, I began writing one short story every day based on the (digital) front page of the New York Times.

If you’re reading this, I’m still doing it. Every day.

It requires empathy. Resilience. Grit. I write to exercise my creativity and flex my storytelling muscles.

I write not because it is fun. I write because I must. Because the news diminishes the humanity of events. It’s all fictional. But it’s all true.

Beer cans, Oregon rain, and a fish dying on the shore. This is the tale of fishing with T.S. Eliot.

Originally published in Meat For Tea: The Valley Review.

I took a deep dive into addiction and writing. Writing and addiction have been two ugly siblings, holding hands wherever they roam.

This article charts my exploration of the topic.

Originally published in The Pioneer Log.