The Drain

I think I'm a pretty good writer - occasionally. Once in a while I'll get inspired and churn out something funny or witty or just weird and post it somewhere on the internet. I've been doing it since the early 90's. Forums, messageboards, USENET... wherever.
Every once in a while I get nostalgic and try to find some of the stuff I wrote. Testing my Google skills I've found that, embarrassingly enough, most of it is still out there someplace. Short paragraphs, rants (lots of rants), poems, one-liners, instructions and comments.
Lately I've taken to blogging as a way to keep my family 'in-the-loop'. Seeing the potential to organize a lot of my information (links, web pages ...etc) via the blog, I thought it might be cool to track down as much of my writing as I could find and put it all together once and for all. This page is that attempt.

The Stories:

I'm Scared of My Car - I hate my car. I really do. It really is an unhealthy obsession that perhaps should be shared with a therapist. Until then, however, this will have to do.

Theory of Knowledge - Not as good as it sounds. It was inspired by someone I once knew, but it never came out right.

Becoming a Dad - My 'Rite of Passage' from father to 'Dad'.

The Boycott List - Originally blogged, here it is in all it's uncensored glory.

The Book of the Mad - Introduction - Why I decided to write in the first place.

How I Quit Smoking - Getting through the first year of not smoking is the toughest.

To Whom It May Concern - The Apartment from Hell.

Florida Lake Ghosts - An old post from the early days of USENET.

Intent to Vacate Letter (Raw Version) - This one is bad. Really bad. Don't read this, Mom.

The Little Red Book - I found one of my old notebooks recently. This is some of the stuff I found in it.

'On A Break' - Original fiction inspired by a true story.

'Bus rider' - More short fiction inspired by real life.