Creative/Personal Writing

Hard Yakka

This is an original 30 minute comedy pilot that I’m developing as a sample to try and break into scripted comedic TV writing.

Oxtail Recipe: I’m trying my best

40 Is Coming Kimchi Eggs

‘Procrastinating at Life’ Chicken

I’m a passionate home cook, and wrote these as both recipes and comedic essays.

This Is A Boring Shark Attack: 8 Rules for Fascinating Storytelling

How to Structure a Funny Story

This Ice Cream Will Heal Your Heartbreak: How to Find Your Story’s ‘North Star’

How to Tell a Funny Story That Turns Desire Into Action

I teach storytelling as standup, and these are a few posts I’ve written to help explain how to develop a funny story and tell it well.

Royal Quiet Deluxe

This piece appeared on The Daily, the Paris Review's daily blog on October 13th, 2014. It is adapted from a story that I told at The Moth in September, 2014. I managed to win the Moth SLAM with this.  

Chasing Away the Big Black Bird

This piece appeared on The Daily, the Paris Review's daily blog on May 21st, 2014. It is adapted from a story I told on stage at The Moth's GrandSLAM in NYC in March 2014. I also managed to win the GrandSLAM with this as well.

Swak Down

This story appeared on This American Life in 2009.