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Letters To Doless

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

Change of Blood

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

Attack Of The Rabinutcions

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

Come back, Astoria

This is part of a series on my nomadic life following my divorce. Aside from the introduction, they can be read in any order. The wind whipped my hair, slathering it around my skull. I was standing … Read more

A Masculine Aside

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

How Cool is Scientology?

I wrote an essay about Scientology after visiting New York City while attending Hofstra University. It was probably my freshman or sophomore year, so circa 2005. I wrote it just to write it, never … Read more

Sleep Writing

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

Grass Ass

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

LIR-Arg!

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

Silence-d no More

I wrote a humor column in college for the Hofstra Chronicle under the pseudonym Silence Doless, a nod to Benjamin Franklin I didn't come up with. I was very proud of this work at the time. It's all … Read more

Mythological Creatures Explained by Science

Here's an unfinished freelance article I wrote for Cracked many years ago. It was never published, but made it pretty far in the review process. 1. The Kraken was a giant squid The legend of the … Read more

Of Monsters and Scholars

I wrote this story in college for a writing class. It's a fantasy piece, set in the world of the Iron Kingdoms. I liked it at the time. Melvin Kretchum sat behind an enormous stack of books, their … Read more

The Death Hole

I wrote this story in collage for no one. Very apparent I'm a young writer still clinging to my darlings, and I couldn't get near anything of weight. Still, there's something there, I think. Once upon … Read more

Ocean's Blues Brothers

Here's a silly sketch I'm pretty proud of. Mash up of Ocean's Eleven and music. INT. DINER - DAY DANNY Blues sits in a diner booth oozing charm, whipping French fries into his mouth. He is joined by … Read more

Home Grown and Garden Fed

Another old story I figured I'd publish. It's pretty weird. There was something heavy in the air. It crashed through a second floor window, landing in a pile of broken glass and furniture. It was a … Read more

The Tremble

I'm semi-regularly posting my old stories. Here's a serious flash-fiction piece I wrote in 2020. Misses Marble Crumble sat looking at her fingers, wondering which one would betray her next. They held … Read more

Lifeblood under Sunset Park

This is part of a series on my nomadic life following my divorce. Aside from the introduction, they can be read in any order. Blood spurted from my ring finger. A chunk of flesh was missing, scooped … Read more

Backpack Home: Nine Months of Couch Surfing

After the fallout from my divorce, I was not able to afford an apartment for almost the entirety of 2023. Instead, I spent nine months couch surfing, living entirely out of a small, overstuffed … Read more

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What’s that got to do with it

Unexpected Trek

I’ve been excavating old writings. This is the oldest one I’m willing to share at this point. Flash fiction that made it into my college literary journal Font circa 2006. Confirms my … Read more

A Fishy Suprise

I’ve decided to publish my old fiction on my blog. Here is one of them. I saw a man walking towards a pond the other day, swinging a headscarf, balancing on a tent pole. He was broad, lean, and … Read more

Back in the saddle writing my music comedy about The Traveling Wilburys Solving Crime novella. At the moment, it’s all about getting the first two chapters right. #amWriting

Double Brett

I entered a erotica fiction contest for the popular comedy podcast Double Threat, and I was lucky enough to have my submission given a superlative on the show. What follows is that submission. Content … Read more

A Hallmark Channel AI Christmas

Another piece I wrote in collaboration with an A.I., this time, trying to create the most stereotypical Hallmark movie plot possible. I failed. You are a young woman coming home from the city. You are … Read more

Zoovac's Dream Part 3

Too much A.I. generated story based on characters from Paper Computer Games: pcg.wikia.com. You are Balzac Globotron, an alien in space. You are looking for the Trance Gem, a crystal of incredible … Read more