My Dearest Video Disks
When I do a movie night at a friend’s house, I never show up without anything less than four DVDs on hand.
Who Is Special?
I saw somebody die once.
Getting Ahead
This post was not published in December because I was unable to stay ahead.
Yes, I’m Still Writing My Novel
Writing makes me feel alive. It’s the strong current beneath the ice, calm and powerful, a kind of steady thunder.
A Thin Path Through the Woods
What a strange feeling, to re-remember. How has this recollection been altered by time? What other pieces of it have I forgotten?
I Applied To Be on ‘Survivor’
Frankly, the idea of giving a team of strangers editing control over my inevitable mistakes and embarrassing moments before broadcasting them on a national stage is terrifying.
A Case for Spicy Food
Spice means flavor. It means sensation. It means reaction.
A Liturgy for Using AI
It feels wrong to type into the chat box, “please add more hopeful language into this article.”
friendslop /frend-slop/ n.
Why do just a phone call when you can do a call while descending into skull caverns with an inventory full of cheese and bombs?
One in the Chamber
In other words, did humanity deserve it?
