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08.21.25 Getting my bearings
08.14.25 Slow down one-million
The World Grows Smaller, The World Grows Larger
08.14.25 Slow down one-million
08.14.25 Slow down one-million
Newarked again.
08.07.25 After Dark in Mashatu
In Botswana’s Mashatu Reserve, anti-poaching teams battle organized gangs, dwindling resources, and the silent toll on the ecosystem.
07.31.25 No one heard a thing
07.17.25 What the bush leaves behind
A poached giraffe, a quiet gathering, and what it reveals about the pressures facing wildlife in Botswana.
07.24.25 Fences
07.17.25 What the bush leaves behind
07.17.25 What the bush leaves behind
On predators, poachers, and the politics of survival in Botswana
07.17.25 What the bush leaves behind
07.17.25 What the bush leaves behind
07.17.25 What the bush leaves behind
Bodily functions as clues. What begins as comic discomfort becomes a meditation on how much can be known if you stop long enough to look where you step.
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07.10.25 Teaching vs Interpreting
07.03.25 I should have been a Cowboy
I’d never given much thought to just how much goes into what they do. Turns out, a lot.
07.03.25 I should have been a Cowboy
07.03.25 I should have been a Cowboy
A reluctant alpaca, an amused wife, and a disturbingly persuasive chatbot.
06.26.25 Beyond the Fences
06.26.25 Beyond the Fences
Though I’m tough on the UN in my book, I was proud of the work we did and to be part of a larger team that distributed around 5,000 kits across a province roughly the size of California and Nevada, in less than thirty days, using a single UN helicopter and a few local trucks.
06.19.25 What lies beneath
06.26.25 Beyond the Fences
Much to the chagrin of my doctor, I’ve been a fan of the Keto diet for a long time.
06.12.25 The Rejection Olympics
Rather than working on my latest masterpiece this week, or prepping for my upcoming month in Africa (more on that later), I’ve been making a big push with queries for my novel (working title The Price of Ash).
06.05.25 Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
The casual mention of arsenic-laced tea or the acoustics of a wood chipper, can prompt side glances and nervous laughter.
05.29.25 The Road more carbonated
05.29.25 The Road more carbonated
05.29.25 The Road more carbonated
So what does the Pepsi Challenge have to do with anything? The Pepsi Challenge ended nearly four decades ago. Bottling companies have moved on to specialty drinks, wellness branding, and celebrity-backed water.
05.22.25 Slices of gratitude
05.29.25 The Road more carbonated
05.29.25 The Road more carbonated
Val’s cheesecake is a matter of personal preference, but you can’t really go wrong.
05.15.25 Please, thank you, and our robot overlords
05.15.25 Please, thank you, and our robot overlords
05.15.25 Please, thank you, and our robot overlords
Say, “artificial intelligence” to most fiction writers, and they’ll cringe like a vampire in sunlight.
04.10.25 Transformations
05.15.25 Please, thank you, and our robot overlords
05.15.25 Please, thank you, and our robot overlords
Dave, handed my dad a beer. He looked at my father with a furrowed brow, as though he were sizing him up.
“Something’s not right,” Dave muttered, cocking his head.
04.03.25 The lens and the Glacier
05.15.25 Please, thank you, and our robot overlords
04.03.25 The lens and the Glacier
A safari, a sh***y first draft, and one eye behind the camera.
03.27.25 Fire Engines are Russian
03.13.25 Rugby, Gertrude Stein, and Richmond
04.03.25 The lens and the Glacier
"Two times two is four. Four times three is twelve. There are twelve inches in a ruler. Queen Elizabeth was a ruler. The Queen Elizabeth was also a ship. Ships sail on seas. Fish swim in the seas. Fish have fins. The Finns fought the Russians. Russians are red. Fire engines are always rushing—that’s why they’re red."
03.20.25 What ever Works
03.13.25 Rugby, Gertrude Stein, and Richmond
03.13.25 Rugby, Gertrude Stein, and Richmond
My relationship with Olivia isn’t without challenges. Her hammers can jam at the most inconvenient times, and her mechanical indifference to writer’s block is aggravating.
03.13.25 Rugby, Gertrude Stein, and Richmond
03.13.25 Rugby, Gertrude Stein, and Richmond
03.13.25 Rugby, Gertrude Stein, and Richmond
With Gertrude Stein’s affinity with the arts, literature, and avant-garde intellectual circles I can only surmise that she would have disliked rugby if she’d ever given it any thought.
03.06.25 Adult supervision and chance encounters
03.06.25 Adult supervision and chance encounters
03.06.25 Adult supervision and chance encounters
"I know that voice," I said to my wife. "I know him."
02.27.25 The three Cs coffee, curry and coconut
03.06.25 Adult supervision and chance encounters
03.06.25 Adult supervision and chance encounters
"The mound of ‘sweet, nutty’ grittiness wedged between my teeth, my tongue retreating to the deepest recesses of my mouth like a frightened wetland duck cowering from a Richmond fox."
02.20.25 Dogs
03.06.25 Adult supervision and chance encounters
02.13.25 Bermuda, Africa, and the KGB
"The baby gurgled. The dog looked positively ecstatic."
02.13.25 Bermuda, Africa, and the KGB
02.06.25 The fictional and mercifully forgotten Dr. Thorneberry
02.13.25 Bermuda, Africa, and the KGB
My misplaced zeal got me noticed for all the wrong reasons.
02.06.25 The fictional and mercifully forgotten Dr. Thorneberry
02.06.25 The fictional and mercifully forgotten Dr. Thorneberry
02.06.25 The fictional and mercifully forgotten Dr. Thorneberry
"I blew my entire paycheck on a massive plate of barbecue at Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que and a subscription to an extras casting app."
01.28.25 That's my window on the world
02.06.25 The fictional and mercifully forgotten Dr. Thorneberry
02.06.25 The fictional and mercifully forgotten Dr. Thorneberry
One life well lived should also include the influence of others—family, friends, and even artists who open our eyes to new possibilities.
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