The Stories

Lac Des Roches, 1977

I’m tucked between grandparents 
on a vinyl expanse of bench seat
as their Ford Country Squire station wagon — 
baby blue with faux wood panels — 
cruises north from Seattle.
We stop for gas and I wheedle them
to buy me Junior Mints 
and Archie comics off a spinning wire rack.
Somewhere over…

Things Are Going Great

Fantasies of a visible life.

I stayed home from school for two reasons: to avoid classes and to watch Ellen. Sometimes, I’d actually be sick, but the ratio of feigned illness to legitimate physical despair swung very much towards the former…

I’m Giving Away Two Tickets To The #MST3K Los Angeles Premiere

Maybe they’re for you? Let’s find out.

How Do I Publish A Book?

And other questions writers ask writers.

A Gentle Reminder That Jesus Was A Brown Middle Eastern Refugee Who Would Not Have Voted For Trump

A Dayton Family Story

Visiting my family history in a town we no longer call home.

How To Leave An Unhappy Relationship

With a little help from a daily planner.

Stay.

Stay.

Threaten to leave.

Stay.