Running out of biscuits

An eclectic mix of offerings that reflect my life in northeast England (and sometimes beyond)

Rewriting the cultural scripts that no longer serve us—from Alaska

No Map? No Rules? Personal essays for the heart-worn, the hopeful, and anyone navigating grief, love, friendships, and the messy beauty of young adulthood — because sometimes, it’s the small things that tell the biggest stories.

brief glimpse of how someone like me ends up like this

Funny, deep, relatable stories from a dad to two, husband to one, friend to all (free for all) + BATCAVE (workshops, cowriting, "community") for paid subscribers.

sketches, flash fiction, musings and observations

essays on coming home

I write stuff that ends up in places like The New York Times, Esquire, and The Guardian, but first it ends up here. It’s non-fiction that reads like fiction.

Figuring out the universe through some good old loathing and resentment. These are ill-tempered and ill-remembered love bits from the Shitstorm.

Whimsical musing on inconsequentialities

Confessions of an Opinionated Oncologist

Weird fiction for weirder times.

essays, memoir, food analogies

It's a wonderful world—meet the inhabitants!

Spleens, sins, and dad-related exhaustings from an award-winning writer/director, currently avoiding work on a screenplay.

funny & disarmingly honest missives from my spiraling brain, including but not limited to: recovery, queerness, art, mental health, parenting, existential angst, love, sex, the agony & excellence of being alive PLUS all things Shame Spiral Podcast!

What it means to be a woman in the world making slow, chewy art. Subscribe to receive a link to my free poetry workshop in your inbox!