Here are stories across a variety of genres that I wrote during my undergrad. They are primarily here for preservation rather than portfolio, but you are welcome to read them to get a sense of my writing style.
The Death of Comedy (2009)
Genre: Drama, comedy, soft sci-fi
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A comedy writer must find his lost sense of humor if he wants to live forever. My undergraduate honors thesis in Creative Writing, this represents the first few chapters of a novel.
Three Poems (2008)
Genre: Free verse, existential dread
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- Hansmann Prize (Hamilton College Best Poetry Award), 2008
For a while during college, I primarily wrote poetry rather than fiction. I was even a member of the American Academy of Poets. “New England Night Drive,” “Ode to the Physicality of the Mind,” and “Outside” are the best-received poems I wrote during that period.
Coincidence (2008)
Genre: Surreal, suspense, dark
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A man has a bad day.
The Lyricist’s Lament: A Jack Precarious Mystery (2008)
Genre: Comedy, mystery, noir parody
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A hack folk-rocker murdered? A dame grieving too much? If the pieces don’t add up, Jack Precarious will add them up anyway.
FyreBlood (2008)
Genre: Comedy, film treatment, extremely silly
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Submitted to a Legendary Pictures fantasy/action film contest in <100% good faith. Sort of the Deer Hunter X of this section. They say it takes a great actor to play a bad actor, so maybe the same is true of writing?