I write speculative fiction, cultural criticism, humor, and journalism, with a particular interest in retrofuturism, video games, fandom, and forgotten corners of pop culture history. My work has been published by Wired, Rolling Stone, Slate, McSweeney’s, Alta Journal, Flash Fiction Online, Underland Press, and Shacklebound Books. I also publish the newsletter Pop Cultural Precursors.
Puzzle editor
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I was the unofficial puzzle editor at Wired magazine, which entailed shepherding puzzle text and illlustrations through our process for the monthly Decode items, and finding puzzle opportunities in special packages. I was also editor of the Wired Decode puzzle blog, working with Mike Selinker and the team at Lone Shark Games, as well as crossword champion Tyler Hinman, Alternate Reality Game expert Michael Andersen, "Dr. Sudoku" , LEGO sculptor and puzzle designer Eric Harshbarger. Most of these great items are no longer accessible online, and the answer keys seem to be gone. Here are a few of my favorite items from the monthly magazine series. |
Genre Exercises
I write speculative fiction, cultural criticism, humor, and journalism, with a particular interest in retrofuturism, video games, fandom, and forgotten corners of pop culture history. My work has been published by Wired, Rolling Stone, Slate, McSweeney’s, Alta Journal, Flash Fiction Online, Underland Press, and Shacklebound Books. I also publish the newsletter Pop Cultural Precursors.
Read my dystopian sci-fi horror about End Times Reply Guys. "I don’t enjoy playing the role of That Annoying Internet Guy who reflexively replies with hectoring know-it-all comments like 'Why are you surprised?' or 'How is this news?' But people force me..." Read it here
Sorry, Villeneuve and David Lynch. This version wins even though it never made it past pre-production... Read about it in my newsletter.
NEW NEWSLETTER: In 1985, an ambitious game simulated the ruinous long-term effects of a conservative political agenda on a Midwestern city. It now feels less like dystopian sci-fi and more like current events. Read it here.