a fiction writer
,My new novel, Moonbound, is available now!
I’m the author of Moonbound, Sourdough, and Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, published by MCD×FSG in the United States, Tokyo Sogensha in Japan, and many others around the world. I am also …
- co-owner of Fat Gold and co-author of this guide to extra virgin olive oil
- one half of The Cotton Modules, a band
- creator of this app, this e-book template, etc.
My main newsletter goes out every 29 ½ days. It ranges widely, across books and media and modern life, and I always try to make it feel like a note from a friend.
I also send an occasional lab newsletter about creative computing. It is devoted to the topics that are simply too nerdy for my main newsletter.
I’ve published a lot of material across a few different internet eras. Here’s a directory of what’s available on this website and elsewhere.
Basics
Newsletter archives
Novels
Novellas
Special projects
Short stories
- The Writer and the Witch ★
- The Wrong Plane
- Last Beautiful
- The Truth About the East Wind
- The CounselorTerraform
- Proposal for a Book to Be Adapted Into a Movie Starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson
- Julie RubiconFacebook
- The Sleep Consultant
- My Father the Druid, My Mother the Tree
- The Conspiracy Museum (The Atlantic)
- Elyse Flayme and the Final FloodMIT Technology Review
- Harriet Amber in the Conan ArcadeCommercial Type
- Author’s NoteGoogle
- In the StacksBrand New Box
Notable essays
The waybacklist
This website was most recently updated on October 13, 2024.
If you’re here because you are curious about my writing and/or thinking, I encourage you to start with my novels. They’re available wherever books can be purchased or borrowed. The audiobook editions are great, too.
Thanks for stopping by!