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Where does this “When you were born” quote come from?

An essay about a misattributed quote, cultural appropriation, and AI misinformation

11/30/24

Fishing Float

Old 45

A collection of short stories based on Midwest summer vacations

7/27/25

Statue

Pygmalion Advises His Student

A poetry craft draft

8/30/25

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Beware: you may find work-in-progress projects on this site. If you can't find a link to the project on this Writing page or its own dedicated public page (like Halloween Stories, for example), please assume it is not ready yet! Thanks!

Note: Posts by format and Posts by genre do not include the articles I've written for the ARG Digest magazine.

Posts, by format

These are my works of short fiction. Some options listed here are their own single stories - some are small collections of stories. 

They show my writing at its most experimental: many pieces adopt their own formats and genres (although horror is one of my current favorites, and those will be marked specifically as horror stories). 

Snacksgiving

A Thanksgiving short story​

11/29/25

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I couldn't sleep if I tried

A stream of consciousness short story
9/27/2025

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Halloween Stories 2

Collection of Halloween horror stories

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10/26/2024

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The Tree and The Moth

A short story for spring

3/31/2024

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Halloween Stories

Collection of Halloween horror stories

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10/29/2023

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App History

Epistolary horror microfiction

4/29/2023

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Halloween Stories 3

Collection of Halloween horror stories

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10/25/2025

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Getting Trashed at Malty Moe's

A Hunter S. Thompson/gonzo-style short story
9/27/2025

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Lament for Wally

Summer flash fiction

5/26/2024

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Gingerbread Hot Cocoa

A Christmas short story

12/31/2023

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The Short Stay Tiki Bar and Resort

Epistolary horror microfiction
5/29/2023

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postsbygenre

Posts, by genre

Snacksgiving

A Thanksgiving short story

11/29/25

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Getting Trashed at Malty Moe's

A Hunter S. Thompson/gonzo-style short story

9/27/2025

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Cleaning Up After The Pool Party

Poetry chapbook for summer

8/31/2024

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The Tree and The Moth

A short story for spring

3/31/2024

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Gingerbread Hot Cocoa

A Christmas short story

12/31/2023

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'Hey Ya' by OutKast plays in the background

2020

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I couldn't sleep if I tried

A stream of consciousness short story

9/27/2025

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Old 45

A collection of short stories based on Midwest summer vacations

7/27/2025

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Lament for Wally

Summer flash fiction

5/26/2024

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When a storm visits the garden

1/28/2024

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A smoke break with Tina Turner

Poetry craft draft

5/30/2023

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Momentary

2018

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Posts, in chronological order

Personalized Video Games

What's the appeal of a video game that is "personalized" or seems to know the player? What can that type of premise tell us about how to engage an audience?
1/26/2025

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Xenomorph Blood: An Antonymic Translation Poem

Poetry revision based on the "Alien" movies

4/26/25

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Efficient Design aka No One Makes Do With What They Have

An essay about conspiracy theories and conspiratorial thinking

6/28/25

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Old 45

A collection of short stories based on Midwest summer vacations

7/27/25

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Getting Trashed at Malty Moe's

A Hunter S. Thompson/gonzo-style short story

9/27/2025

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Halloween Stories 3

Collection of Halloween horror stories

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10/25/2025

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Ode To The Window Turkeys

A nostalgia poetry craft draft

11/29/25

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Alternate Reality Games Don’t Exist Without “House of Leaves”

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of House of Leaves and its influence on alternate reality games, unfiction projects and internet horror stories

3/29/25

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Metal Gear Solid 2 lies to you constantly about everything

An essay about the truths and lies in Metal Gear Solid 2

5/31/25

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Parable of the Canoe

A parable about groupthink, supplement to the Efficient Design essay

6/28/25

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Pygmalion Advises His Student

A poetry craft draft

8/30/25

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I couldn't sleep if I tried

A stream of consciousness short story

9/27/2025

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Snacksgiving

A Thanksgiving short story

11/29/25

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Classic Writing Advice

Reflections on common writing tropes, trends and aphorisms

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"Show, don't tell"

Newspaper Style Guide

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Character "wants vs needs"

Hand Goals and Heart Goals

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Hero and Villain Dynamics / Character Foils

The Thief Problem

Hand Goals and Heart Goals

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Round and Flat Characters /
Character Development

The Thief Problem

Hand Goals and Heart Goals

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Freytag's Pyramid / Rising and Falling Action /
"Comedy Comes In Threes"

Small Bird

Hand Goals and Heart Goals

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"Insta-Poetry"

Small Bird

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Antonymic Translation

Xenomorph Blood

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Fandom and Hype

Most of what I've written on Medium fits the category, but especially the Kingdom Hearts essays and the Metal Gear Solid 2 essay.

classic writing advice

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