Writing
Gonzo dispatches
Documenting the decline of the Great American Dream.
First-person stories from the edge.
Popular Gonzo
Nov 2025We Wore Eagle Coats to the 8pm Game and It Was EpicHow a descent into tailgate mayhem revealed Philadelphia's brutal brand of brotherhoodPhiladelphia, PAOct 2025Fear and Loathing at ApeFestA savage journey into Yuga's 3% strategy — chronicles of true belief in the ruins of market speculationLas Vegas, NVAug 2025The Inner Harbor is DeadWhen nostalgia meets reality in the age of private equityBaltimore, MD
Selected Essays
Mar 2026The Crypto Speed Run: From Cypherpunks to HomesteadersHow crypto turns believers into cynics, cynics into realists, and realists into people who just want to touch dirtCryptoDec 2025From Ancient Lotteries to Dildos on the CourtHow gambling went from state-sponsored dreams to prediction markets with outcomes on everythingGamblingNov 2025Yes, I'm Wearing a Dress to My Own WeddingHow my engagement revealed the gap between political correctness and genuine understandingQueerOct 2025$PNKSTR Feels Like 2021Memecoins are dead. Utility is back on the menu.CryptoSep 2025How LootBet Uses PornHub to Promote Betting on Dota 2Before the primetime ads, the war for bettors was fought in the grey markets of esports and adult contentGamblingAug 2025The Future is a Race Between the Perfect Machine and the Magnificent LunaticOn chaos, creativity, and constructing our own replacementAI
The Approach
Beyond the words
My writing follows a simple rule: everything is an experience. Go somewhere interesting, do something stupid, and tell the truth about what happened. It's all about cross-pollination of the great human story.
I write about the places where American culture is cracking: football tailgates, crypto festivals, dead malls, and the quiet desperation of cities that used to mean something. Also: AI, game theory, and what happens when machines get good enough to replace us.
Everything lives on Substack.