I took an eight-day drive with my wife and partner Sarah around Iceland’s famous and rugged Ring Road. It was like a weeklong movie filled with mountains, swamp gas, lucid dreams and horsemeat. In these posts, I explain how we did it and what we saw along the way.
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The Iceland Ring Road: Part II
I took an eight-day drive with my wife and partner Sarah around Iceland’s famous and rugged Ring Road. In the last post, I explained how we did it. In this one, I explain what we saw and ate along the way. Against popular currents we took a counterclockwise route around Iceland’s 830-mile Ring Road, starting and… Continue reading The Iceland Ring Road: Part II
New piece for the Center for Digital Ethics & Policy
I have a new article up at Loyola University’s Center for Digital Ethics & Policy exploring the ethics of big data and pre-crime monitoring. Think Minority Report, but without Tom Cruise. Minority Report’s claims about free will could keep a philosophy class going for hours, but the real relevance of the film, as with any serious… Continue reading New piece for the Center for Digital Ethics & Policy
New essay in ‘Klaus Kinski: Beast of Cinema’
A few years ago I wrote an essay for a forthcoming book about the actor Klaus Kinski. My contribution involved the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, the problem of genius, and a handful of straight-to-video movies from the bottom shelf of the 1980s. After a few years in editorial limbo the book, Klaus Kinski, Beast of… Continue reading New essay in ‘Klaus Kinski: Beast of Cinema’
New book review in the Journal of Popular Film and Television
I have a new piece in the latest issue of the Journal of Popular Film and Television, a book review of Eric Ames’ somewhat-recently-released edited collection, Werner Herzog: Interviews. Because it’s an academic piece, the article costs $41 and the full journal costs $97. But HMU if you want a free version because IDGAF.
Finally have an official listing at the Poets & Writers Directory of Writers
Finally got my official listing in the Poets & Writers Directory of Writers. Maybe that’s a good thing, maybe not. But it does make me more Googleable, and that’s something.
Am I selling out, buying in, or growing up?
A few years ago when I was working in marketing, I spent the day on a project with the CFO, a six-foot-something ex-varsity shooting forward with an economics degree from a little ivy somewhere in the northeast. He had kids on the hockey team and talked college basketball and was as eccentric as sheetrock. With my black dress… Continue reading Am I selling out, buying in, or growing up?
New cover story for Sync magazine
A few months ago I interviewed Ken Strasma of HaystaqDNA for Sync magazine and today in the mail I got the new issue with my story as the cover. As soon as the story is posted online I’ll link it, but meanwhile, feel free to oggle my jpeg.
Read more, talk better, be read, be better
In this post I’ll be sharing some of my favorite newsletters and publications I’m using to make myself a better, more professional writer. If you have any other suggestions, let me know! Your value as a writer is determined by your output, but your input sets the stage for your work. Just like that guy… Continue reading Read more, talk better, be read, be better
New post at Medium: “My Year in Christian Discipleship $chool”
This week I posted my first story on Medium, “My Year in Christian Discipleship $chool.” It has taken me more than a decade to be able to tell this story, about what I did between high school and college. A lot of moving parts, some noble intentions, and a shitload of bankrupt beliefs. I thought the man was… Continue reading New post at Medium: “My Year in Christian Discipleship $chool”
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