Composing a Life
Jun 9, 2019
Essays
On an episode of one of my favorite podcasts ‘On Being’ I heard the guest speak about ‘composing a life.’ I appreciated this metaphor; so often it’s
A Review of Desert X
Mar 20, 2019
Essays & Travel
Let’s begin here; attending Desert X was a phenomenal daytrip and the most ambitious artist’s date I’ve ever taken. If you’re unfamiliar, Desert X
Fatherhood - 4 and a Half Years In
Jan 20, 2019
Essays
It is an extreme pleasure to start this essay, as I been able to start all these fatherhood essays, that my
Scare-People & False Signifiers
Jan 14, 2019
Essays
In my apartment’s laundry, there is what appears to be a security camera (it might be fake). Someone has placed a crumpled sticker over the plastic
Pilgrimage to the Center: Burning Man 2018
Oct 3, 2018
Travel & Essays
Of all the cultural and tribal identities that have accreted to me like barnacles, the one I am most comfortable with, the one that fits best is
ScreenWorld
Apr 4, 2018
Essays
Plato imagined a cave of untruths, chained captives captivated by flickering shadows on the wall. Marshall Mcculan said the medium is the message
Fatherhood: Three Years In
Sep 25, 2017
Essays
On July 30th my daughter -Elliott Rose Perkins- turned three. On September 12th, she attended her first day of pre-school. Milestones like these
Scare-People
May 4, 2017
Blog
In my apartment’s laundry, there is what appears to be a security camera (it might be fake). Someone has placed a crumpled sticker over the plastic
Salt Lick
Apr 2, 2017
Fiction
‘Come on you bastard.’ Frank thought, afraid to even whisper it aloud. ‘Come on.’ A figure moved through the gray-frost mist, drew closer
Pokémon Go and the Invitation to Play
Nov 5, 2016
Essays
I considered –briefly- writing an essay about why I’m not playing Pokémon Go despite it seeming to be nearly perfectly designed to appeal to me: a
An Invitation to the Burner Scene
Oct 4, 2016
Essays & Travel
Dear John; You are 29, and for the last few months your dear friend has been inviting you to house parties, camp outs, and other events of a
Fatherhood 22 Months In
May 1, 2016
Essays
When it comes to parenthood, first and foremost let me say my daughter thrives and nothing makes me happier. I recently reread my earlier essays
3 Things I Learned Wearing “Women’s” Pants
Apr 13, 2016
Essays
So, first things first, there’s nothing particularly ‘womanly’ about the bright blue pants I picked up while thrifting (which are perfect as a base
Fatherhood: Seven Months In
Apr 2, 2015
Essays
TLDR - I Like it, it’s hard sometimes, but it’s helping me become a better person and I love my daughter. Long Version If what my mother modeled for
Monogamish
Mar 9, 2015
Essays
It is the 9th day of March in the year 2015 and as I write these words, I am deeply in love and lust with my wife, someone with whom I
Worlds Weary
Oct 9, 2014
Fiction
This story originally appeared in the Superhero Monster Hunter Anthology Today I would kill the demon, or he would kill me; but one of
Dreaming of Honey
Feb 14, 2014
Fiction
Megan flipped through glossy gossip magazine pages as the TV buzzed inanities behind her. She really should have unsubscribed from
Bloom
Feb 11, 2014
Fiction
This story originally appeared in the Fall 2014 edition of Blight Digest. Mary took the disinfectant wipe from the smiling server with a reflexive
The Fly Prayer
May 20, 2013
Fiction
The screen blared as I sat and waited for my two quarter ounces of machine killed, machine pressed, machine warmed beef. There were
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, Lex Luthor, and the Hobbled Genius in Fiction
May 4, 2012
Essays
Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Frankenstein, Lex Luthor and the Hobbled Genius in Fiction I dig me some supervillains, but of all their tropes and flavors I
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