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
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
Fatherhood 22 Months In
Apr 2, 2015
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
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
The Children’s Crusade
Apr 9, 2012
Fiction
This story originally appeared in The Crimson Pact Vol 4 ‘Well, this is new.’ I think, sliding into my body. This far into
In the Defense of Mummies
May 4, 2010
Fiction
(This Article first Appeared in the December 2375 issue of Mad Science Monthly and is reprinted with permission. Mad Science Monthly accepts no
Underneath
Mar 22, 2009
Fiction
The hairs on the back of Travis’ neck stood on end. He listened. He waited. He fidgeted about, hopped from foot to foot the black plastic