An ongoing collection of candid, public essays

A short story about what billionaires are doing with all that money

An essay and a call to arms for readers and writers

A short work of horror fiction commissioned by The New York Times and, oddly enough, Facebook

An essay about the difference between killing time and getting to the point

A tell-all about Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

An essay about a memorable night with the late, great poet Ed Smith

A self-contained excerpt from my novel Ms. Never

An essay about anger, what it does and what it fails to do

A short story about leaving the Tower of Babel

A parenting essay for The Washington Post, and a newer version, without the WaPo paywall

A short story about how large organizations tend to communicate

An essay about the many lessons learned by cleaning toilets

A short story on how to motivate employees

The secret history of one of my projects

A short story about the holidays in a faraway place and time

An essay about the terrible truth behind temper tantrums

A short story about celebrity endorsements

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