Fractalized: Total Immersion
In 1993–1994, I wrote an anthology of short stories of characters in a near-future world called Total Immersion for a zine called Fractalized, published by […]
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23 Enigma and the Byrning Sensation
Normally, this story is twice as long, but I shortened it to tell on an podcast. This is a timed practice run of the shorter […]
Live at Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Buffalo Infringement Fest 2014
To my immediate right, there was a small, unassuming display case on a free-standing pedestal containing the original sheet music for either The Wedding March, or maybe it was Happy Birthday; one of those—a song ingrained in our culture, universally recognized, and the idea of seeing the handwritten draft by the composer, penned as they were figuring it out, was surreal
Cereal Magazine
Cereal was part of Hell’s Kitchen Magazine, and for a while, I was its editor. My story about it was published as part of the […]
Uncle Kong’s Thud Factory
I booked a few bands, co-wrote a theme song and cut a few promos
Gracies Dinnertime Theatre (Magazine)
In February 2025, after almost two decades of dormancy, I was asked to write a piece for a 30th anniversary issue, so I did.
Chorus & Flange: Lair of Our Dreams
It’s no secret I grew up listening to the Cure, Joy Division and Depeche Mode; I had the hair to prove it.
Empty Grave / H2&Flame
“We fight with our friends in a beautiful way.”Starts simple, becomes beautiful, grows epic. Jim LaPietra (vocals & guitar), Eric “the” Taylor (drums), Brian Barrett […]
Barrett & Airheart
Around 1995-1999, I recorded a series of multi-track improvisations with Matthew Jay. The songs have a Robert Fripp meets Cluster and early Tangerine Dream feel to them; It’s got that mellow progressive electronic sound so popular within a few city blocks of Berlin in the 70s.
Iconspire: Locquin
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