This is mind-numbingly geeky (and I probably shouldn’t share it publicly), but I really think growing up as a musician and a video gamer is why I enjoy switching between…
Words
Essays, observations, things I felt strongly enough about to write down. Long-form, short-form, and everything in between.
Featured Works
States of Matter
Five interconnected short stories following the same character at ages 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.
T10
Ten Terrible Terrific Tall Tales Trying to Trip the Triune. A college-era set of ten short stories.
Fragments
Twenty-plus years of one-line thoughts, from a social network that never existed.
Heart of the System
A young woman becomes a participant in an unprecedented event in human history.
Absence
A man unwilling to deal with the rest of humanity decides to leave society.
Short Stories
Other fiction not part of a collection
Bad Poetry
Verse I like, regardless of what anyone else thinks
Articles
Pieces I have written over the years
Aphorisms
Pieces of writing small enough to swallow whole
All Words
Every time I go through airport security, every time I hear about someone who appears middle eastern being persecuted, and every time people defend our actions in Iraq, I can’t…
It's your choice whether you want to join in the discussion or let us do the thinking for you.
So, you disagree/agree with all of the bitching about Chick-fil-A? Oh, what’s that? You don’t actually care? You just want to bitch at everyone who’s bitching? Well, be careful what…
I honestly don’t believe that (the vast majority of) Obama’s critics are racist, but for many people the word “socialist” has replaced the word “nigger.” It’s definitely not about race,…
Are you serious, Congress?! Over thirty miserable failures at destroying healthcare for millions and you STILL aren’t trying to create jobs? You should be ashamed. More importantly, the people that…
I have to be honest, it’s nice to know that millions of Americans are finally experiencing what I felt for eight years under Dubya.
The music is José González’s version of “Teardrop” by Massive Attack. The video is nature’s version of a massive storm attacking the field in front of me. It’s mostly dark,…
Late last night, I was taking the elevator back up to my room, and in walked a few people along with Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day.
An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and Moon are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun. Hence the Sun…
I have a serious question for anyone that is against gay marriage for religious reasons: Why aren’t you trying to suppress atheists from getting married? After all, there are millions…
Google Drive is here! I is everywhere you are—on the web, in your home, at the office and on the go. So wherever you are, your stuff is just…there. Ready…
We interact with our co-workers, our family members, and people randomly in public, but we don't really have to do much communication.
It’s time to stop blaming racism for Trayvon Martin’s death. People will always be xenophobic, and the only thing we can do about that is deal with it. Why do…