The Life-Changing Mistake of Laughing

An excerpt from The 4th Pip.

Mar 2

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February 2026

The Blizzard of '26

The world's biggest storm, as you read this, closes in on New York City, and thoughts on 'Untitled,' Story XXIII.

Feb 22

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Story XXIII: Untitled

Microfiction

Feb 15

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Twelve Words

Your turn: Recreate Story XXIII, next week's microfiction 'Untitled,' using the exact words below.

Feb 8

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Iceland, Redux: A Reader's Letter

On Storytelling, Self-Deception, and Laundered Violence

Feb 1

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January 2026

It’s Raining Dogs

My Afterwords on Bucket List. Dogs and more dogs. I'm turning into a literary veterinarian.

Jan 25

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Story XXII: Bucket List

A husband plans his retirement.

Jan 18

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A Husband Plans His Retirement

An excerpt from Bucket List, Story XXII. The full story next Sunday.

Jan 12

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December 2025

Afterwords: Iceland

On first-person narrators who lie to themselves and Philip's describing "yoga" when witnessing his wife in trauma.

Dec 28, 2025

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The Stories

In February 2024 I committed to writing one story a month for a hundred months. This is the journey to May 2032. Join me Sunday for the stories, the…

Dec 28, 2025

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The Christmas Letters

In 2001, I began writing my children "Christmas Eve Letters." These letters were filed away to be delivered annually starting the year they moved away…

Dec 24, 2025

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Story XXI: Iceland

A long weekend in Iceland, revisited.

Dec 20, 2025

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