Author Archives: Chris

About Chris

Chris is a writer, amateur athlete, and a professional fundraiser for the ACLU. He lives in Philadelphia.

Daenerys Trogaryen

“Khaleesi, prophecy tells of a mighty dragon who will come in the niiiiiiiiight.” I was leaning toward “Daenerys Trogaryen,” but I kind of prefer my friend’s title, “Daenerys, the Unburninated.” This is an original, I’m proud to say. A loving … Continue reading


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Version 1.0

An early interpretation of a robot drone that’s fairly vital to the novel I’m working to finish now.


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Oscars, 9/11, and Lazy Writing

At Gawker, Tim Grierson and Will Leitch think it’s wrong to hate Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I’ve been pretty hard on Extremely Loud, and I’m not about to stop now. Nor am I going to go see it. From … Continue reading


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The Gooey Decimal System

We had this librarian at school [no names - I don't want to hurt any feelings] who was so old she seemed mummified. I developed a theory that each summer break she kidnapped two students and cocooned herself in a … Continue reading


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Conscientious Objections

Well, this is pretty on-the-nose. From Matt Bors:


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