Author Archives: Chris

New Podcast Recommendation + Most Anticipated of 2017

I like podcasts. (For the uninitiated, podcasts be like on-demand radio shows.) There’s a whole smattering of my favorites available on the Writing page, because stories for your ears are as good as ones for your eyes. I try a lot of podcasts, because there’s so much great content out there.

Notes – 12/30/2016

My apologies for the lack of posting lately (though I’m not sure if anyone is reading this blog yet!). I do have a third part in my Adulting So Hard series about half drafted, but want to spend more time on it before it goes up. It’s been a strange time in my life. My daysContinue reading “Notes – 12/30/2016”

Adulting So Hard, Part 2: Teaching

If you missed Part 1 of this discussion, it is available here, though it’s not necessary to read them in order. Essentially, in the last six months, I became a parent, a teacher, and a boss. In Part 1, I wrote about what it’s like to be a first-time manager, if even for a shortContinue reading “Adulting So Hard, Part 2: Teaching”

New Story Published: “The Persistence of RAM”

Just a quick note here: my newest piece of fiction is now published and available in Silver Blade Magazine! This science fiction story is called “The Persistence of RAM.” This piece arose from my desire to write two opposing voices that were distinctly different characters, each interpreted through the lens of the other. I would rateContinue reading “New Story Published: “The Persistence of RAM””

Adulting So Hard, Part 1: Managing

In the last six months, I became a parent, a teacher, and a boss. And thus died the years of my youth, free of responsibility. Today’s post is about my recently departed job, and on moving from an “individual contributor” (read: peon) to “manager” (read: still peon, but now with the added weight and responsibilityContinue reading “Adulting So Hard, Part 1: Managing”

A website by any other name would give a 404 error.

I’ve learned a valuable lesson of late: I’m not going to have nearly as much time on my hands being a full-time dad as I thought I would. Even with Alicia around (and, frankly, doing more than her fair share of babycare duties at the moment), it feels like I’m constantly running from one houseContinue reading “A website by any other name would give a 404 error.”