Jun 9Skates & CakeI prepared this story for a live storytelling event with The Moth here in Los Angeles. The theme of the event was, “Birthdays” and my mother’s birthday just so happened to be the same week so I wrote this for her, for The Moth and for you to hear. Enjoy…Birthday4 min read
Jan 25Thirty-NineI’ll be thirty-nine next month. THIRTY-NINE. Wow. Honestly, I never thought I would make it this far. I’m not quite sure what to do with myself. Heart disease and addiction run in my family, now mix in my mental health and you have a ticking time bomb. But here I…Essay4 min read
Mar 21, 2021My HandsMy hands look different. More wrinkles, gashes, and my skin is weathered. Sun beat even. Tiny hairs are now appearing on my knuckles, I swear they weren’t there before. Is this an age thing? Should I be using more lotion? Are there anti-aging face masks I can use on my…Aging3 min read
Feb 20, 2021A Dope ReflectionI used to smoke to cope, It helped me stay afloat, But now it’s a fucking joke, ‘Cause I just get sad when I toke. Marijuana? Nah, I don’t wanna. I used to puff puff pass, Then we would all laugh and laugh, I used to get high to get…Marijuana2 min read
Dec 24, 2020A Never-ending SadderdayI have been thinking a lot about time lately. In a world in which we used to complain about not having enough of it, I would argue that this year we have had too much of it. Time seems to move slower when you’re not in motion. Minute's feast on…Sadness3 min read
Dec 22, 2020Can You Feel Lonely When You’re Around Other People?Short answer: Yes. Longer Answer: Fuck yeah, dude! The feeling of loneliness has very little to do with your surroundings and way more to do with connection. It is the lack of reciprocity that triggers loneliness. I have been in a room filled with hundreds of people before and I…Loneliness1 min read
Dec 18, 2020Nostalgia? I Barely Know HerThe holiday season is upon us once again, so I thought this would be a perfect time to talk about something that plagues all of us around this time of year; Nostalgia. I went down a rabbit hole researching the backstory on thinking about our own backstory and I was…Nostalgia7 min read
Dec 12, 2020Do Your CharactersThis is a piece I wrote for Face the Current Magazine back in 2017. It’s based on an episode with Comedian Becky Robinson on my storytelling podcast, “Punched Up” which you can listen to by clicking here. Enjoy! It’s 2 a.m., and Becky just got called into the office… Well…Comedy4 min read
Dec 12, 2020How to Work from Home During the ApocalypseOkay, full disclosure, I wrote this back in March when we were all supposed to be going on a brief lockdown for three weeks. It’s now December — Fuck!?! This has been the slowest yet fastest year of my life. Anyways, if you didn’t vote for Trump or don’t currently…Covid 195 min read
Dec 7, 2020JuneJune My head laid in my mother’s lap as she stroked her fingers through my hair. I was a thirty-two-year-old man who had been turned into a child again. It was my mother’s 66th birthday and we sat out on her old wooden porch swing. Rocking back and forth as…Grief6 min read
