The Man I Walked Past 400 Times

Notes from a time traveler

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October 2025

10 Things You Can Do to Be A Super Big Success on Substack and Beyond

My best advice for how to be a great anything, even a writer

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Live Preview of New Novel, Daedalia

A reading from my weekend retreat

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Together

A meditation on the illusion of separateness

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September 2025

Embracing My Factory Settings

As writers, what can we actually control?

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The Angry Young Man

Passing Strangers: There's nothing more impotent or more deadly than an angry young man

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Another You

When a couple stops talking, another, stranger conversation begins.

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

Truth Telling

For best results, maybe throw in a vampire. How it's sometimes easier to tell the truth in speculative fiction.

Aug 21 • 

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July 2025

The Third Act

Passing Strangers: A middle-aged man with a bad back and a purple crayon

Jul 10 • 

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June 2025

A Boy and a Popsicle

Passing Strangers: The heart wants what the heart wants

Jun 30 • 

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Who wore it best?

Passing Strangers: An influencer is influenced

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Someone Has to Clean Up the Mess

Passing Strangers: A tired woman must take the long way home

Jun 15 • 

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