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Why bother?
The comforting lure of just giving up
Aug 16
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January 2023
The Return of Captain Cosmos
Or how I ended up writing some weird sci-fi
Jan 5
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November 2022
Social media, a knife, and no editor
Also, I'm in El Paso but that's not really relevant
Nov 1, 2022
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March 2022
Permanents and impermanence
A short story about long hair
Mar 21, 2022
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August 2021
Evil flute stuff
Oh, hey there. Did you know it's been so long since I've written one of these things that not only did I forget the password, I totally forgot it had…
Aug 31, 2021
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April 2020
Lights in the darkness
Once, when I was a kid, I looked up into the night sky. I don't remember how old I was — maybe 10 or 11 — and I don't remember exactly where I was…
Apr 27, 2020
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October 2019
024 — That Old Black Magic
Outside, it's raining. It's been raining since late this morning, ranging from a whispering drizzle of mist to a belligerent thwack of cold and…
Oct 27, 2019
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September 2019
020 — Spider Man
I've got beef with a spider. Normally, I'm totally cool with spiders. I think they're amazing creatures, I'm beguiled by the myths and folklore that's…
Sep 8, 2019
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August 2019
019 — Butterflies and shovels
I was four years old when I learned cruelty. It was late Easter morning, and my younger sister and I were playing under the bright desert sky in my…
Aug 25, 2019
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017 — A Cloud Over El Paso
Right now, we don't know anything. As I write this, the news is still coming out of El Paso, where there's been a mass shooting at one of the busiest…
Aug 3, 2019
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July 2019
016 — Soft Purring in the Dark of Night
Yesterday I huffed up the stairs, lugging a 20-pound sack of kitty litter to our second-floor apartment. It was something I hadn't done in about four…
Jul 28, 2019
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June 2019
014 — Slow Boat to Xochimilco
In a few days, I'll be on a plane headed toward Mexico City. It's one of my favorite cities to visit, and a place I recommend everyone see at least…
Jun 30, 2019
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