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My writing has appeared in The Literary Review, McSweeney's, In Recovery, The Fix, The Live Oak Review, and Medium's Human Parts (among others). New York Times bestselling author Anna David (Party Girl) called my well-reviewed 2018 book Bottleneck "one of the greatest recovery memoirs of all time," while James Bond novelist Raymond Benson said "it deserves to be a classic." I have several publications forthcoming in 2024. I currently live in the gloom of Central Ohio.
Ever get an out-of-the-blue coffee invite from That One Friend Who's Been Out of Touch For Just a Little Too Long™? In my experience, there's usually a needed favor, a church pamphlet, or an...
Wide-ranging interview with the late celebrity chef Michael Chiarello, whose Italian-influenced California cuisine helped turn him into a Food Network favorite
When you're unemployed (or "between jobs," as the comfortably employed say), your job is looking for a job. If you've been there, you'll know that when it's not terrifying, this particular job is a...
"A harrowing yet hilarious account of attempted suicide, depression, recovery and, ultimately, peace."
"Wheat fields, country roads, and even Amish buggies aren’t quaint details so much as the background features in an otherwise terrifying story about addiction in America"
Corporate America keeps encouraging employees for authenticity in the workplace - but is anyone really prepared for it? Comedian Norm Macdonald once noticed a troubling trend among new stand-ups: the...
Endlessly inventive, humorous and humble, Hornsby took some to discuss his second live album (Bride of the Noisemakers), his creative process, his time with the Dead...
Eidolon is a playlist about the shades, shadows and secrets of addiction-from start to finish, listened straight through, it tells a story.
(Five Oaks Press, 2016) From the very outset of Peter E. Murphy's The Last Pub on Earth - billed as "the story of the afterlife and times of the unfortunate Garry Morgan," an alter ego created by the poet - ... Continued
Designed for JPMorgan Chase's tech learning organization. This dynamic and fully customizable animated design allowed learning-org employees to share with others what they were learning/how they were "upskilling" while on Zoom calls.