Election Dose

I saw John Oliver’s takedown of Donald Trump a few months ago. I thought, “heh, I once designed a game that had a Trump card. I should change it to a ‘Drumpf’ card as an election-year joke.” Then, a few…

Found Art

Attn: Mr. David Bradley, First, congratulations on winning the National Championship last night in Men’s basketball. Second, because Duke has a great philosophy on basketball and you are the Director of Basketball Operations, I thought you might be interested in…

Back to creative writing

(I might have once published this in my Pixelated Novel website, before it was hacked and had to be taken down. But I added to it today and I really like it.) Traynor and Well worked at Well’s dad’s copy…

“It’s like Cosmos meets Mythbusters”

(Working) Title: The working title is “In the Know”1 Pitch: a weekly, 30-minute, three act show hosted by a scientist and a comedian ((I’m thinking Janna Levin and Myq Kaplan)) as they explore three science-related topics. Each week, we cover…

Rounding Home

When I started graduate school six years ago, I don’t know if I actually ever really thought I’d finish my dissertation. I don’t think I imagined it being two times longer than it had to be and something I’m fairly…

The Sarah Project

My good friend Sarah is leaving the country for two years. This is sad for a lot of us, as she is a good friend. It’s hard to be away from a person that is a social bedrock and a…

Letter to the Editor 1

Yesterday, I came out in the rain to my car and saw a tell-tale yellow envelope under my windshield wiper. The incident brought Peter Finch’s famous Network speech back to mind: “First, you’ve gotta get mad. So, I want you…