How I Built a Posture on Race
My best friend at Sacred Heart Elementary was the school’s Black janitor, named Israel—who went by Izzy.
Why Marathons or Rock Climbs Build Writing Skills
Boredom is a fabulous state of being.
If You Meet a Buddha on the Road
The most truthful comment to be made on religion is that it’s not one thing.
Sex Ed & a Single Seminarian
How may we best tell stories about sex?
My Plot to Plunder Works of John le Carré
Bad poets imitate, good poets steal—there’s your abridged gem of an epigram by T. S. Eliot.
A Deep Dive into Survival
Rubber meets the road in thriller writing when a character’s development starts to force changes upon the plot.