I write about a smorgasbord of subjects, always with a dash of hope. if you love reading about humanity, literature, writing, cinema, video games, and other related and unrelated stuff, let's connect.

An open conversation about the life of the mind.

Musings and short stories about writing, culture, and life in general. Fantasy, sci-fi, politics and music. What could go wrong?

A deep dive into personal, cultural, and social excellence - from exemplary figures in history and from fields of human thought and activity in our time.

An artist lighting her way through dark times by relearning forgotten art practices and natural ways.

ONE-ARMED TARZAN STRUGGLING IN THE VOLCANIC JUNGLE TYPES HIS LIFE AS IT COMES. WILDERNESS AT ITS RAWEST IN YOUR FACE. I CANNOT FIND ANY OTHER WORK. LIFE IS NOT A WORD, IT IS A SENTENCE. MERELY BREATHING IS A BLESSING. MY GOD, PLEASE LET ME BREATHE ...

Fighting the Long Defeat

Buy my YA literary punk novel, THE CREW. Find me on Facebook. Author. Book editor. Thinker. Contrarian. Essays. Politics. Memoir. Book reviews. Fiction. No teams. No loyalties. Straight bourbon honesty.

Leading the fight against woke indoctrination. Promoting free thought in the age of cancel culture.

Intellectual Journal - essays, stories, reflections

Notes on life after academe with exclusive interviews, essays, and craft resources.

Thoughts on the state of things

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

We are witnessing an unprecedented, comprehensive failure of policy, medicine and science. The world will never be the same.

The truth always has a future . . . 'The truth is like a lion, you don't have to defend it. Let it loose and it will defend itself.' — St. Augustine