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Exercises in Grief
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Exercises in Grief
A strange year, all said...
Nov 21, 2025
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Bulldogs
My best story by far, part of a longer work. Some of it happened.
Oct 13, 2025
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The Magic of Masculinity
Thoughts on Adrian Nathan West's "My Father's Diet" and the final word on masculinity.
Sep 17, 2025
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Flattened by Genius
Thoughts on why the best novel I’ve read recently ended in disappointment.
Aug 19, 2025
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Becoming the Intruder
Thoughts on Bret Easton Ellis’s (unofficial) autofiction trilogy: Less Than Zero, Lunar Park, and The Shards.
Jul 7, 2025
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G2
A (very) short story originally published in Blue Moon magazine.
Jul 1, 2025
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You're Nothing If You're Not Trying
Thoughts on working on multiple things, trying to be serious, and being the clown, ft. MF DOOM, Tim Heidecker, and the Beatles.
Apr 4, 2025
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