Recent Essays

"The Last Days of Robert F. Kennedy: On the Radical Compassion of an American Icon" Literary Hub, 2018

"On RFK's Murder and Conspiracy Theories" Salon, 2018

"Hear the Real Dr. Gonzo Roar" Salon, 2018

"Backcourt at the US OPEN: On Time, Age, and Politics" Literary Hub, 2017

"Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Hunter S. Thompson at the 1964 RNC" The Paris Review, 2017

"The Temple" The Normal School, 2017

"At CPAC: The Dark, Orwellian Power of Steve Bannon" Literary Hub, 2017

"The Future is a Ceiling of Impossible Water" Scoundrel Time, 2017

"January 20th, 2017: "Jesus Christ at the Inauguration" Literary Hub, 2017

"On Impulsiveness, Authenticity, and Donald Trump" New York Magazine, 2017

"November 8th, 2016: A Long, Sad Night in Washington, DC" Literary Hub, 2016

"On Amphetamine, Authority, and Hunter S. Thompson" New York Magazine, 2016

Essays from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, Literary Hub, 2016
     "On the Road to Cleveland: Trump Speaks to the Werewolf in Us"
     "Tuesday in Cleveland, Republicans Sing 'Shake it Off'"
     "Wednesday in Cleveland: A Full-Blown Roman Circus"
     "Cleveland, Last Days: Trump's Speech, The End"
     "Bernie Bros and Trump Thugs: A Hot Day in Philadelphia"
     "At the Last Day of the DNC: Maybe the World Won't Come to an End"

"Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Zeta Acosta in the Desert: A 45-Year Retrospective" American Short Fiction, 2016

"Pigs, Sea" The Normal School, Spring 2015

"Ken Kesey, Hunter S. Thompson and The Hell's Angels at La Honda" American Short Fiction, 2015

"The Wolfman in Barry Bonds" Hobart Handbooks: Baseball Anthology, 2015

"John the Baptist" Gulf Coast, Fall 2014