Humor
The Instructions Needed to Build an Ikea Bookshelf for The Hairpin.
Possible Reasons Why There "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone" for The Hairpin.
Let My People Wander: A Passover Tale for Thought Catalog.
I Own a Tank, and You Should Too for HyperVocal.
The Paleo Lifestyle for HyperVocal.
Sliced Bread for The Hairpin.
Fake Books I Asked Librarians For for The Hairpin.
A Series of Animal Dialogues for HyperVocal.
An Excerpt from Marie Antoinette's Cookbook, "Let Them Eat Cake!" for HyperVocal.
Excerpts from My Suburban Elephant Drama for The Hairpin.
Famous Middle Words for The Hairpin.
Greek Gods Defending Their Roles in the Current Economic Crisis for The Hairpin.
The 100 Best Songs to Sing With Friends When the Hurricane Hits for The Hairpin.
The Gratification of Giving for The Billfold.
8 Ways Not to Get Mugged in Ireland for The Good Men Project.
Bocce: Sport of the Retired, the Competitive, and the One-Armed for The Good Men Project.
Fiction
The Pistol That Ended the Civil War for Medium.
George at 82 for Thickjam.
More to come.
I hope you’re not afraid of heights because you won’t be able to stop watching this video.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield performs a science experiment in the coolest place anyone can perform a science experiment.
The Boston Globe loves to remind its readers how many towns are in Massachusetts.
Editor’s Note: This list is not at all comprehensive. There are many more examples.
“Come to me. We don’t eat humans.” The human swam closer and the whale shark muttered: “yet.”
Photo by Christopher Doherty.
Zero Dark Chocolate
Mango Unchained
Beasts of the Southern Wild Rice Soup
Silver Herrings Playbook
Lincornbread
Life of Pie
Amouroccan Chicken
Les Miso Soup
Argoat Cheese
Mark Twain was a writer, a businessman, and a comedian. He was serious and respected, but not boring or morose. This is rare among respected writers who are often portrayed as quiet and insular or serious and self-indulgent. Like Twain, Jake Adam York was hilarious in person, expelling his…
“Are you there, girlfriend? It’s me, boyfriend.”
“I, Claudius. You, beautiful.”
“Without you, I’d have 100 years of solitude.”
“I’ve got love in the time of caller ID.”
Friends
Mentions
My song "The Morning Washroom," which I made out of bathroom sounds and a piano, was featured on How to Do Everything.
I was mentioned in the Columbus Dispatch and the Mount Vernon News for organizing Obscura Day at Kenyon College.