Essays

Writing Doesn’t Pay

On the writing life, and the history of the leisure class

Jan 23, 2024 •

On Censorship, Then and Now

A look at horror in the 70's, and a question for my readers

Jan 5, 2024 •

Real Life Magic

Dec 8, 2023 •

Trigger Warning

Writing horror as an Ex-Fundamentalist

Nov 3, 2023 •

The "boob tube," battling technology, and learning to read again

Oct 19, 2023 •

Growing Your Soul

A personal detour into creativity

Oct 5, 2023 •

Bearing Witness

Some thoughts on why we make art

Sep 28, 2023 •

Inhuman Places Make Human Monsters

Setting in story and real life

Aug 26, 2023 •

Changing my perspective

Aug 19, 2023 •

From the Depths

One character's origin story

Jul 24, 2023 •

Reframing Mental Illness

A book review, a response, a confession, a question

Jun 4, 2023 •

Never Never Land

On pets, death, and the inevitability of growing up

May 14, 2023 •

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