My Words.

Over the years, I’ve been every kind of writer, from novelist to “Sorry-I-Dinged-Your-Car door-Here’s-My-Number” scribbler. Here are a few samples of my work.

FICTION/POETRY

  • A struggling mother’s life is upended by a relationship with a mysterious stranger.

  • In the near future, a young woman questions her decision to sever all ties to her memories and emotions.

  • A young boy struggles to understand a family trauma and the role that aliens played in it.

  • A poem about memory and trauma

  • A poem about lightbulb jokes

  • A poem about the death of Optimus Prime

  • A shy football player forms an unlikely friendship with an aromantic

NON-FICTION

  • An essay on why we write.

  • On New York breakups and the lessons of the subway

  • On depression in the era of remote learning.

  • How the mystery of love evolves over time.

  • On oaths taken as boys and young men.

  • A defense of teaching English

  • If we outlaw snake juggling, the wokes win.

LETTERS

  • An open letter to the graduating class of 2022.

  • An open letter to the graduating Class of 2021

  • An open letter to the graduating class of 2020

  • An open letter to the graduating class of 2019

  • An open letter to the National Taser Association