Words

Essays, observations, things I felt strongly enough about to write down. Long-form, short-form, and everything in between.

Featured Works

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States of Matter

Novel-in-stories · 5 chapters

Five interconnected short stories following the same character at ages 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.

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T¹⁰

Story collection · 10 stories

Ten Terrible Terrific Tall Tales Trying to Trip the Triune. A college-era set of ten short stories.

Heart of the System

Novella · in progress

A young woman becomes a participant in an unprecedented event in human history.

Absence

Short story · published

A man unwilling to deal with the rest of humanity decides to leave society.

Short Stories

Standalone

Other fiction not part of a collection

8 pieces

Bad Poetry

Poetry

Verse I like, regardless of what anyone else thinks

22 pieces

Articles

Non-fiction

Pieces I have written over the years

44 pieces

Aphorisms

Bite-sized

Pieces of writing small enough to swallow whole

18 pieces

All Words

475 posts

Updates Cauliflower is delicious because it makes ranch dressing crunchy.

Feb 15, 2023

Updates Two years ago today, I was sitting in the dark without power while a historic winter storm froze everything around me. Today, I came *this close* to turning on my air conditioner.

Feb 15, 2023

Updates A work meeting should be a conversation, not a lecture.

Feb 2, 2023

Updates The hardest month to spell is Frerbrurary.

Jan 27, 2023

Updates Pet peeve: unsubscribing from something and immediately receiving another message about being unsubscribed.

Jan 20, 2023

Updates I accidentally ate beef a few nights ago and I’m still feeling the effects. #AlphaGal

Apr 5, 2022

Updates Happy Fake News Awareness Day!

Apr 1, 2022

Aphorisms The supreme irony of toxic masculinity is that it’s just weakness masquerading as strength.

Mar 28, 2022

Updates I’m about 2 hours 2 late, but I wanted everyone 2 know I was eating 2 tacos on Tuesday, 2-22-22 at 22:22:22. My point is that even though it is 2 late, I 2 would like 2 more tacos. #tacos

Feb 23, 2022

Updates I was about to record some voiceover, but it sounds like my neighbor is running fluorescent light bulbs and raccoons through a wood chipper.

Feb 21, 2022

Updates I know no one is going to believe me, but I think I started the “you misspelled X” joke.

Feb 17, 2022

Updates One of the bad things about working from home is that you don’t get any bad weather days.

Feb 3, 2022

Updates Few things are more frustrating than sitting second chair to someone who shouldn’t be first.

Feb 1, 2022

Updates Many who wonder are lost.

May 24, 2021

Updates I’ve had a standing desk for exactly one day, and it’s already well worth it.

May 10, 2021

Updates I started dancing like a weirdo while sitting in my chair (because that’s what you do when you’re all alone and also a weirdo), and my watch congratulated me on being active. Being weird comes with the strangest benefits.

Apr 28, 2021

Updates Now that I’m a couple of weeks away from ending my year-long self-isolation, I’ve got to re-learn how to be a person. I just drove all the way to the store but didn’t get out because I realized I wasn’t wearing pants.

Apr 17, 2021

Updates I think I might be spending too much time video editing. I just color-corrected the LED lights in my room to match the natural light outside.

Apr 16, 2021

Updates When I was 8 years old, I memorized a phone number that I remember to this very day: 1-800-422-2602. It was my internet

Apr 15, 2021

Updates I love it when I ask for help in a tech support group, and someone responds with something like, “I haven’t had any problems at all.” Thanks for that, buddy. Very helpful.

Apr 3, 2021

Updates It’s gonna be really awkward when I finally get back into the office and randomly burst into song like I do when working from home.

Mar 10, 2021

Updates We just landed on Mars again!

Feb 18, 2021

Updates Live your life in a way that millions of people don’t celebrate your death.

#rushlimbaugh

Feb 17, 2021

Updates Spreadsheet therapy is totally a thing.

Feb 13, 2021

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