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arrest the president
arrest the president
December 2, 2025
The president is a giant pile of shit, and has employed a gang of dogshit lackeys to do his evil, since he gets winded after putting on his hair every...

A Year Later
A Year Later
August 21, 2025
my dad as a teenager in Syria It’s been a year since my dad died. It’s been a strange day, especially when I hold it against last year. Last year, it was...

The next half
The next half
October 23, 2024
My grief over losing my father has made writing a problem. Writing, words. Stories, even. It’s this: Telling the story creates a distance in me from the guts...

Remembering my dad
Remembering my dad
September 9, 2024
memories shared at his funeral, September 7, 2024

The Tyranny of the Tail
The Tyranny of the Tail
July 22, 2023
expect no rational sequence here

Write: The Poem as Portal
Write: The Poem as Portal
March 26, 2021
on the inciting image

Wear: Ruffles, Rick-Rack and Frippery
Wear: Ruffles, Rick-Rack and Frippery
March 11, 2021
on style that is literally "extra"

Write: A World Built on Names, Part I
Write: A World Built on Names, Part I
February 25, 2021
how character names create the stuff of fiction

Write: Reading Habits and Handrails
Write: Reading Habits and Handrails
January 7, 2021
or, how romance novels can help you write fiction

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