Reading
Antarctica, Photo by Derek Oyen, Unsplash
My Favorite Science Writing, January 2023

In any given month, far too much science writing is published than anyone could realistically read. Certainly more than I could. Still, as someone who makes a point of reading and taking brief notes on a few articles most days, I read about as much as I possibly could, especially on topics that particularly interest […]

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Work
Corvallis Science and Nature

In November 2022, I started writing a weekly science and nature column for the Corvallis Advocate, a scrappy little city paper in the college town of Corvallis, OR. Since my Publications page would get a little crowded if I listed every weekly column there, I've decided to make this a sort of homepage for the […]

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The West
The Wildfire That Wasn't

I've seen my share of wildfire. I've driven past it around Bend, watched it devour the Gorge, and seen it boil on the horizon near the South Coast. But I've never seen a wildfire start, at least not until this week.

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Uncategorized
A Mall with One Nazi Store is a Nazi Mall

Twitter has an easily solved Nazi problem, but their unwillingness to solve it is the same as embracing it.

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Home
My Incompetent Murderer

I have cancer. Not the kind that will kill me, but that's because I've been picked by our vile system as one of the lucky ones worthy of healthcare.

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Work
What I Did On My 2-Year Blogging Vacation

It's been a while since my last post. Things happened. Highlights!

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Work
On Five Years of Freelancing

Five years on my own. I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Reading
My Favorite Short Fiction: August 2016

There were many great stories in August, but these four were the ones that floored me.

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Publications
New Story: "The Ghost Lottery" at The Overcast

Give the audio version, brilliantly read by J.S. Arquin, a listen.

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Publications
New Story: "Fylgia in the City" at Plasma Frequency

This story had a crooked path to publication, but it got there, and it's got a great home at the relaunched Plasma Frequency magazine.

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