What is Summer Lightning

This is a newsletter of short stories. Most of them happen to be true. Any insights you gain from reading these are purely coincidental. But, if these insights are of the enlightened variety I’d like to take all the credit.

Some of my recent favorite posts are:

Life and Death in Moog City

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December 8, 2024
Life and Death in Moog City

This is the third post in my series on travels in south east Asia. Here are the other two

Nostalgia For a Terrible Time

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Mar 1
Nostalgia For a Terrible Time

Playing Halo in the basement

Horse Blinders

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September 22, 2024
Horse Blinders

One afternoon in the dead of summer, I stepped out of my apartment with $10 in my bank account and spotted a $100 bill at my neighbor's doorstep. The bill was partly tucked away under the welcome rug as if someone had carefully placed it there. I stood still, stared down at the bill, and then looked around to ensure there were no security cameras. I did…

I recently published a collection of shorts called Thinking About Leaving

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