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Scoutmob – This Day in Atlanta History

Scoutmob is a great company full of awesome people who don’t mind if I write silly stuff for their web page. I really appreciate it. I love writing historical pieces, and this one was no exception....

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Pissing and Moaning

Urine trouble, mister.Have you ever thought about how amazing it would be to actually piss and moan? I’m not using the phrase “piss and moan” as a colorful way of describing complaint. I am describing...

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Georgia Music Magazine — Ryan Seacrest’s The VOICE at Children’s Hospital

Pleased as punch to once again have my words and photos in the Summer 2012 issue of Georgia Music Magazine. Please subscribe so they can afford to keep having me back! This time I wrote about The VOICE...

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The Gear Junkie — Soda Can Stove

I pestered the world famous Gear Junkie, Stephen Regenold, until he let me write an article for him. He told me I needed to find a mentor in the business of outdoor writing to help me get my foot in...

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Singletracks.com — The Quest for the Rideable Berm

I like to ride bikes, even when I’m in the woods. The fine people at singletracks.com realize this, and asked me if I had any thoughts about my experiences. Naturally, I had a few, most of which...

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Houses are the Worst Thing for Cycling.

PHOTO: Archibald Ballantine, Flickr Why is it that driving, something that is unquestionably awesome, is so god damned boring? No wonder people are texting and tweeting and facebooking as they drive....

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What Would Twitter Be Like Without Names? Why The Uncertain Rainbow Makes Me Mad

At the end of most rainbows there is gold. This one has shame. PHOTO: Clive Darra Every time I write an article, or a blog post, or a tweet, or draw a picture, or work on a design project, I am trying...

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Singletracks.com — Tifosi Podium Review

Overjoyed to once again have been asked to write for singletracks.com, and I got to review an awesome pair of sunglasses by Tifosi optics. I’m not just saying that because they gave me a pair either....

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Singletracks.com — 25 Awful Things that are Better Than Losing Your 15QR Axle...

Here we have a comedic article for my friends at Singletracks.com. I was inspired to write this after I lost a part of my bicycle that was ridiculously hard to replace, rendering my entire bike...

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The Regular Guys Roast

On Friday night, I got to help roast The Regular Guys, an Atlanta morning radio show. It was a super fun event. I worked all last week on my jokes, with help from lots of friends. They went over pretty...

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Creative Loafing — Ticket That Bicyclist!

After many years of pleading, also known as “pitching” in the freelance writing world, I finally was able to get hired to write for my local Atlanta alt weekly, Creative Loafing. I’m immensely pleased....

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Short Film — The Werewolf

This is a short film I wrote with my friend Travis Broyles (@travisbroyles). It is about a werewolf. I hope you like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e9K_-LEjPs   We were very pleased to be tweeted...

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Open Letter to Experience Hendrix: Please Let Jimi Hendrix Die

Dear Experience Hendrix, LLC, Janie Hendrix, et. al., I implore you, owners of the Jimi Hendrix estate and guardians of his legacy, please let Jimi die. Please stop releasing compilations, previously...

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Creative Loafing — Jesters and Fools, The Masochistic Joy of Standup in Atlanta

I have been working hard on my standup game lately, and also pitching Creative Loafing frantically to let me write for them again. I got lucky and these two initiatives converged! Check out my article...

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Scoutmob — What to Do With Your Last $20 in Atlanta

My friends at Scoutmob were once again kind enough to ask me to write a few words for them. This time I was asked to form a short paragraph on what I would do with my last $20 in Atlanta. Check out my...

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Short Story — The Meaning of Life

I wrote this short story to be entered into the Creative Loafing fiction contest. It did not win or garner any recognition at all. I read a lot of short stories and I often don’t understand why the...

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Tripleblaze.com — Osprey Aether 70 Review 2

The only thing I like better than being outside doing outside stuff is writing about outside and outside stuff, especially if I am allowed to be humorous in the process. Thankfully my friends at...

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Why Arrested Development on Netflix is the MP3 of Television

Michael Cera as tweeted about by Jason Bateman My social media feeds are full of grumpy people complaining about the new episodes of Arrested Development not being as good as the old ones. Guys, you...

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Singletracks.com — Taint Misbehavin: The Selle Italia Max SLR Gel Flow Saddle...

Do you like to sit down on your mountain bike? Well good news! Selle Italia now makes what they are calling a “saddle” for mountain bikes. Here’s my review of this amazing contraption for...

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Singletracks.com — Why Cycling is the Greatest Sport

Hey, take a look at this article about why cycling is the greatest sport. Unless you think curling is the greatest sport, of course. Then you’ll have to read something else. The greatest sport

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