Relentlessly Human

Day 3: Why Do We Travel?

Travel forces a reckoning with the question: what is it that we're seeking?

Day 2: Lifting Our Eyes Beyond Ourselves

The wilderness poses a challenge: to lift our eyes, to look beyond ourselves, to see a world more rich and immense than we can imagine.

Day 1: Escape and Commitment

We all inhabit the tension between our commitments and our desire to escape. This is as it should be.

Day 0: A Hopeful Wilderness Journey

For the next three weeks, I plan to blog about my post-military retirement trip to the Sierra Nevada mountains.

"The Weight of Oceans" at Asimov's SF

My new story "The Weight of Oceans" is now available at Asimov's Science Fiction magazine.

"The Repair" at Asimov's SF

My new short story "The Repair" is now available in the March/April 2023 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction.

My new article on prospects for drone delivery in Ukraine

I have a new piece out at War on the Rocks, titled The Dubious Prospects for Cargo-Delivery Drones in Ukraine.

What I Learned Self-Publishing a Book, One Year In

In this 5000-word megapost, I reflect on what I learned self-publishing and marketing my nonfiction book "Eating Glass."

Life in Three Acts: Adventure, Tragedy, Comedy

According to novelist John Williams, life unfolds in three acts as we grapple with fate and chance: Adventure, Tragedy, and Comedy.

Trust Emergence

"Trusting Emergence" asks us to worry less about outcomes and focus more on individual behaviors and connections.

New Podcast: From The Green Notebook

I sit down with Joe Byerly at "From The Green Notebook" to discuss personal growth, unconventional careers doing innovation, and my book.

Violating the Cold Equations

Backstory: Destroyer of Worlds

A look behind the scenes at my story "Destroyer of Worlds"

Fiction: Destroyer of Worlds

A Grand Experience

In September, I had the opportunity to climb the Grand Teton with a group of veterans, thanks to Paradox Sports

New Podcast: CFO Bookshelf

I have another podcast episode out, this time with the wonderful Mark Gandy at CFO Bookshelf.

New Podcast: Always in Pursuit

Why You Should Tell Your Hardest Story

Do the work. Enter the innermost cave. Discover your story, and when you do, take courage and tell your story to others.

July 2021 Newsletter

Messages in Bottles

Doing creative work often feels like talking to ourselves. What we are really doing is sending out messages in bottles.