The Grid... It Is Immaculate!

April 21, 2025


Hello, again. I have big news: My novel is published! It’s called “A Hell of a Wedding”. If you want to buy it in paperback, here’s where you can get it, and if you want a digital copy, you’re welcome to buy it, but I’m also happy to send you a free copy if you request it here. I’m proud of making this and hope it will find at least a few readers, so I hope you enjoy!

Recently, I have been appreciating Immaculate Grid and lamenting Americans’ seeming disregard for due process. I also read a really gossipy book about Elon Musk and read another book that deals with time travel in a satisfying way. LFG.

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"Armageddon Surfer Girl, Rock On..."

March 23, 2025


Hello, again. I hope you’re all doing well. On the one hand, Republican members of Congress and a small cadre of galactic-brained Democrats have abdicated their role in government and nullified Article I of the American Constitution. On the other, baseball season is upon us. We are a land of contrasts.

If you want to read the novel I wrote, you can request a free digital copy here, and you can read an excerpt here. Seriously: it's free!

More or less, this blog/newsletter is a collection of various things on my mind and publishes monthly (for now!).

Recently, I’ve been thinking about the particular flavor of American fascism at this moment, the uses and limitations of AI tools, “Crimson Tide,” a relatively obscure power pop singer-songwriter, and more. LFG.

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Request a free copy of my novel, "A Hell of a Wedding"

March 17, 2025

Hello, again. This is a brief missive before I resume regular programming with a post next week. In spring 2025, I published a novel, titled "A Hell of a Wedding." You can buy the paperback here, but if you would like a free digital copy — either a Kindle-optimized Word doc or a PDF version — all you have to do is fill out the simple form below and I will send it to you.

Read an excerpt here.

And here's a brief summary:

Tara, a young photographer hired on short notice to shoot a wedding at a Carribbean luxury resort, is shocked to discover her ex is in attendance. Committed to be there for a week, she must navigate her feelings about him, the best man with complicated family dynamics, the unsettlingly intense maid of honor, and others among the wedding party and guests, in order to get through the week with her dignity, sense of self-worth, and reputation intact.

A HELL OF A WEDDING is part romcom, part family drama, and entirely a page-turner that will have you rooting for Tara to find herself, find love, and get the hell off the island.

The short answer for why I'm doing things this way is that I primarily want people to read my story, and, while I can't give away print copies, I do have virtually unlimited capacity to give away digital copies. So, again, please fill out the dead-simple form, and I hope you enjoy reading. (Updated 21 April 2025)


Making Time and Space for What Matters

February 24, 2025



Hello, again. Recently, I’ve been thinking about Elon Musk’s ongoing coup, American concentration camps, strategy on The Traitors, Lent, seeing Half Dome from extreme distances, spring training, Luka Doncic, and more. LFG.

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Writing is Thinking

January 19, 2025

Calico Tanks, a sandstone rock formation outside of Las Vegas, with a few people in the lower right-hand corner of the frame looking up at the rocks

Hello, again. When you think back on the experiences that made you into you, have you wondered about how true your memories of those experiences are? I think about that constantly, especially given that memory is far more malleable than most folks realize. I’ll get back to that in a moment, plus some thoughts on bagged salad, what to do in Las Vegas if you hate the Strip, an incredible baseball novel, my favorite analogy for LLM AIs, and more.

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