6 days agoa simple expression of love for each otherWhile I was cooking the cranberries, Ryan and his wife were behind me, preparing our turkey. Anne and Nolan were in the living room, reviewing the short list of “things Wil forgot we needed” which was only 2 items this year, a new family record. The spray of orange oil…Thanksgiving3 min readThanksgiving3 min read
Nov 16Just mind your business, and don’t be a dick.Whenever I post pictures of me and my favorite human on a date, someone has to be a dick with bad faith sealioning about our masks. There is no point engaging with these chuds, because all they want to do is waste my time and/or drag me and anyone else…Masking4 min readMasking4 min read
Sep 16i was nine years-old when i had my first crushAuthor’s note: these memories are extremely old. I’ve done my best to convey the emotional truth of this story, but I’m sure some of these details are not perfectly accurate. Names and other details have been changed. In the summer of 1981, my friend Jenny, who lived next door, had…Child Abuse15 min readChild Abuse15 min read
Jul 25I mean, if not now, when?In 1960, SAG and WGA struck to force management to adapt to the new technology of television. Without that strike and the agreement it birthed, residual use payments would not exist. My parents stole nearly all of my salary from my entire childhood. My Star Trek residuals were not much…Sag Aftra Strike2 min readSag Aftra Strike2 min read
Jul 16When you watch The Curse, you are watching two children who were abused and exploited daily during production. No adults protected us.This was originally published on my blog in August, 2022. I had a wonderful time at Steel City Comicon this weekend. It was my first time at this particular con, so I didn’t know there was such a huge contingent of horror fans, creators, and vendors who attend. I love…Child Abuse15 min readChild Abuse15 min read
May 9There is no middleRemember how much fun it was to harmlessly TP your friends’ houses? How silly and goofy it was to ding-dong ditch someone? Just to do silly, childish, ultimately harmless expressions of being a kid who’s fooling around? Thanks to the Republican fascists who have gerrymandered and suppressed their way into…Gun Violence2 min readGun Violence2 min read
Feb 10jonathan frakes is the best dad i never got to haveFor most of last year, I worked on and promoted my New York Times bestselling (I’m gonna keep leaning into that until it gets super obnoxious, and then keep going to a little bit) memoir, Still Just A Geek. A huge part of my story is my survival of child…Star Trek Picard5 min readStar Trek Picard5 min read
Jan 31Time Enough At LastThe phrase “you have too much time on your hands” came across my event horizon, as a response to a silly thing I did to amuse myself. I’ve heard this for my entire life, and every few years, I write a post like this about it. This is a slightly…Creative Writing2 min readCreative Writing2 min read
Jan 26Corroding democracy by cheapening it is the point. Making a vulgar example of it — see how little this is worth? See how I can degrade this thing you …How the Republicans Are Still Trying to Kill Democracy — And Why It Matters1.7K28umair haqueRepublicans want to destroy democracy, because democracy gives power and equity to actual people…Republicans want to destroy democracy, because democracy gives power and equity to actual people, not the landed gentry.1 min read1 min read
Jan 9Today marks the seventh anniversary of my choice to stop drinking alcohol.Today marks the seventh anniversary of my choice to stop drinking alcohol. That’s a nice way of saying “my choice to stop slowly killing myself and actually heal the childhood trauma I haven’t been able to handle,” which is a lot, but is also the whole truth. I originally published…Addiction Recovery13 min readAddiction Recovery13 min read
