Malik is a rare combination of obsessive, positive, geeky, cool, and friendly.
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.
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
I grew up watching Sean, so it was a privilege to see him working in person. Not only is he as nice as I expected, he’s a great interviewer. He…
That Michael Rooker is one cool dude. We were allowed to invade Rouge Productions all day to shoot a piece for an episode of Unlocked, and our correspondent was the…
We recently did a shoot for Mouser Electronics that took place on the set of StarTrekContinues, and it was an incredibly entertaining experience. Vic Mignogna and his crew have created…
I recently helped shoot an interview between William freakin’ Shatner and Jeremy Snead, the creator of Unlocked, an upcoming television series about video games.
We interviewed Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes at his house for the upcoming series, Unlocked. I feel it’s appropriate (and important) to make a note of something that happened that…
“I don’t like bad words.” “You mean magic words.” “No, I mean curse words.” “Right. Magic words.”
I used to think that the most selfish thing you could do was commit suicide and leave the people you care about with sadness, but the most selfish thing you…