The long, agonizing wait between my last book and now is finally at an end! And just in time for Christmas, too! In all seriousness, this book was a pretty massive undertaking for me, and it’s pretty short. I think … Continue reading I Wrote A Book!
I knew that my two-year anniversary of when I quit drinking was coming up, but I couldn’t remember the exact date. Early December, I remembered. It’s funny, because the date used to be burned into my memory. I would be … Continue reading Two Years: A Sobriety Essay
The last time I wrote one of these essays, quarantine was a new thing. We were all calling each other, watching movies through ZOOM. There was a sense of community and togetherness, I remember, feeling like it was just a … Continue reading Sobriety in the Time of COVID
So, these days are a strange time to be sober, huh? I feel like it’s pretty much the same story for a lot of people just staying cooped up inside all day, but it’s nice to finally go for a … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: Quarantine Edition
Leap Day. It’s been a whole thing today, but I finally have some time to write, and it’s been a really long time since I’ve written about sobriety. I guess the reason, mostly, is just because I think less and … Continue reading The Sobriety Thread Gets Into Shape
The King of Queens got me through some dark times, man. As I’ve written about in my escapades of living in Los Angeles, losing my job, moving three times in thirteen months, struggling with sobriety, quitting smoking and just general … Continue reading ‘The King of Queens,’ or: The Healing Power of ‘Inconsequential’ Television
Two days ago was my one-year anniversary to the day that I decided to quit drinking and… Jesus Christ, what a year it’s been. Since then, I moved from Long Beach to Silver Lake to Tucson, AZ where I bought … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: One-Year Anniversary Spectacular
I didn’t watch the full 31 horror movies like I wanted to, but I did watch a lot of Halloween specials of sitcoms, so overall, I’m pretty pleased with what I did end up seeing. And here’s what I drew … Continue reading My (Illustrated) Month of Horror
Never in a million years would I have believed that when I left Phoenix, AZ to relocate to Long Beach, CA my journey would end with me buying a house in Tucson, AZ a mere thirteen months later. When I … Continue reading My 13 Months in L.A. – An Illustrated Essay
The most interesting thing about sobriety for me is constantly learning how much I have to learn. I feel like my last post on the subject had an air of cockiness about it. At 6 months, I’d clearly experienced wild … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: It’s Been A While Edition
Something I think all humans do, and have perhaps done since we were living in caves, is that we remember an embarrassing incident we were involved in and wince in psychic pain as we relive it all over again. Sometimes … Continue reading When I Was Cool: An Illustrated Essay
This review is spoiler-free. Quentin Tarantino, as a filmmaker, and I go way, way back. The first movie I ever saw of his was Pulp Fiction and it, coupled with Ebert’s brilliant review, was like a master class in movies. It was … Continue reading Movie Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Steven Spielberg is my favorite director. It’s not a particularly original choice to have as a favorite director, considering how many of his movies have been so goddamned successful, but that’s just how it goes. It’s like loving Disney, Coca-Cola … Continue reading Spielberg: An Illustrated Essay
I actually had a bit of a difficult time getting to this essay and finding some time to sit down and write it. Not because I’ve been so busy with this or with that—I have been, but I can always … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: 6-Month Anniversary Spectacular
I always get really excited whenever I have a new idea for a project and then I pour myself into it entirely for a solid day and then get exhausted from it and usually leave it as a scrap of paper in … Continue reading Step Into My Mind: An Avocomic
Deciding not to drink was one of the scariest decisions I’ve ever made in my life, and it’s so dumb, because it’s a completely internalized fear. Quitting smoking was technically harder for me to do, but making the decision itself … Continue reading Sobriety Thread Gets Introspective On Addiction
People I Like is a zine I created specifically for the 2016 Phoenix Zine Fest and people really seemed to dig it. That could be because I was only selling it for $1, but it was a lot of fun … Continue reading People I Like
On the last sobriety thread I was just wrapping up a book I’d been gifted by my wife like two Christmases ago on how to quit smoking, and planning the date for my last cigarette. As of the evening of … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: Special Nonsmoking Edition
A little sincerity goes a long way. A movie like The Mustang sounds like, if it had been in the wrong hands, could have been the schmaltziest thing you’ve ever seen: A violent, convicted prisoner named Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), is given a … Continue reading Movie Review: The Mustang (2019)
I love movies like Gloria Bell. Little character studies, slices of life with a great, relatable main character are hard to fuck up, because it doesn’t rely on plot, but rather on charm, but when one is particularly good, it’s a … Continue reading Movie Review: Gloria Bell (2019)
Today marks 100 days sober for me. The day rings in with mixed, weird, good feelings in that it’s crazy to me that I was able to make it this long without giving in and grabbing a drink (there have … Continue reading Sobriety Thread: 100 Day Anniversary Special
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