Essays on kindness, pop culture, and occasionally poop. Cancer survivor x2. Father of awesome daughters. Four-time Best American Essayist.
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When You Don't Know Where You're Going
One night in grad school I got lost walking home from a party. It had snowed the night before, covering the streets and canceling classes, so David and I decided we’d start drinking. We met at the bar in the afternoon and drank until dark,...
Guess What? Chickenbutt
A few years ago Jenn and I went to a butterfly festival and while we were walking through the outdoor gardens we saw a guy wearing a “Guess What? Chickenbutt” T-shirt. The shirt threads were growing thin, and the forest green had faded to a...
To Go
We all know English is a bastard language but I say it is beautiful in its abundance. Like America itself, American English is made up of many different languages from many different peoples, meaning we have many different words and phrases...
Curriculum of the American Rape Academy
Note: If you aren’t aware of the “rape academy” the following paragraph is an AI overview, for context:
A March/April 2026 investigation by CNN’s “As Equals” team exposed a global, organized online network dubbed a “rape academy,” where...
On Writing Multiple Genres and Day Jobs with Paul Crenshaw
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Four-time Best American Essayist. Newest essay collection: Melt With Me: Coming of Age and Other '80s Perils
On Substack: @Writer-ish and @Drafts, Deals & Detours. Also: Bestselling novelist, published in 11 languages. And: Micro prose author, essayist, editor, teacher. Super proud of: Poetry Society of America fellowship. Writes from: Island of Hawaiʻi.
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