Samples of my writing elsewhere.  Links open in this window; Word docs and other files are noted.

BLUEPRINTS:
"Arizona By County" (trade magazine feature; .doc file; Oct./Nov./Dec. 2006 issue).

CAP'N WACKY:
"Always Second Best" (short humor contribution to The Pete Best Project; 04/15/2005).*
"Two Lists" (short humor; 04/28/2005).*

Contributor to the following short-humor lists:  "Other Ways to Trick B.A. Baracus Onto an Airplane"; "Bad Ideas for Shakespeare Adaptations"; "Alternate Star Wars Subtitles"; "Helpful Advice from Tom Cruise"; "Ways to Boost Zoo Attendance"; "Alternate Headlines for James Doohan's Obituary"; "Reasons Why March of the Penguins is the Surprise Hit of the Summer"; "Unpopular Breakfast Cereals"; "Phrases That Sound Like Cliches Even Though Probably No One Has Ever Said Them Before"; "What We're Not Calling Our Hot Dog Stand"; "Forgotten Broadway Musicals"; "Other Baby Names Nicolas Cage Considered"; "Titles of Ineffective Ghost Stories"; "Other Ways Famous People Might've Died If They Hadn't Died the Way They Actually Did Die"; "Questions Santa Claus is Sick of Being Asked at Parties"; "Titles of Less-Popular Christmas Specials"; "Holiday Traditions in an Alternate Universe Where Dinosaurs Still Roam the Earth"; "Titles of Forbidden Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Adventures"; "Items on Lex Luthor's To-Do List"; "Unlikely Movie Sequels"; "Upcoming Air Travel Passenger Restrictions"; "Surprise Twist Endings".*

CHICAGO READER:
Cy's Steak & Chop House (restaurant review; 03/08/2004).

CHICAGO TRIBUNE:
"Sith City" (entertainment feature for Metromix section; 05/18/2005).
"Book Nooks" (entertainment feature for Metromix section; 06/29/2005).
"Y'all Get Down Now, Ya Hear?" (entertainment feature for Metromix section; 08/06/05).

THE CITY DESK:
"Friday Facts:  Buford, Cheesecake, Sting Was Busy" (short humor; 12/22/2006).
"Christmastime in the City" (short humor; 12/04/2006).

COUDAL PARTNERS: 
"Crash" (review of the J.G. Ballard novel as part of the Field-Tested Books series; 06/09/2006).

CURSOR:
April 17-18, 2006 (political blog).

THE HIGH HAT MAGAZINE:
"On Singing, Leeds and Tater Tots" (Sally Timms interview; from issue #1, April 2003).*
"The Golden Age of Hip-Hop is Now" (music feature; from issue #1, April 2003).*
"For the Sake of the Children" (film feature; from issue #1, April 2003).*
The Osterman Weekend (film review; from issue #2, August 2003).*
"Does It Help When You Close Your Eyes?" (Jean Smith interview; from issue #2, August 2003).*
He Kills Coppers (book review; from issue #2, August 2003).*
"Top 10 of 2003" (entertainment feature; from issue #3, January 2004).*
"The Men You Hate to Love" (entertainment feature; from issue #3, January 2004).*
Ain't No Rag:  Freedom, Family and the Flag (book review; from issue #3, January 2004).*
"That Holiday Spirit" (humor feature; from issue #3, January 2004).*
"Put It in Simple Words" (music feature; from issue #4, September 2004).*
"Man, Superman & Policeman" (comics feature; from issue #4, September 2004).*
"Boogie, Beaners, Bozos, Zips and Berserkers" (music feature; from issue #4, September 2004).*
"Madness in His Method" (book feature; from issue #5, May 2005).*
"Welcome Back, Stupid Viewers!  You'll Watch Anything!" (television feature; from issue #5, May 2005).*
"The Democratic Fiction" (books feature; from issue #5, May 2005).*
"Letter from the Editor" (editorial; from issue #6, June 2006).*
"Are You Trying to Be Funny?" (books feature; from issue #6, June 2006).*
"Sing Me a Song to Set Me Free" (music feature; from issue #6, June 2006).*
"The Yelling Will Cease and the Killing Will Commence" (television feature; from issue #6, June 2006).*
"Silverbacks, Silver Screens" (film feature; from issue #7, November 2006).*
"To Spend Time with Fools" (books feature; from issue #7, November 2006).*
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the American Jury" (film review; from issue #7, November 2006).*
"Ten the Hard Way" (entertainment feature; from issue #7.5, December 2006).*

HOBART PULP: 
"The Frozen Iceball Theory" (short story; 03/31/2004)*.

KIDNAP YOURSELF:
Sabbia (liner notes for music video; .doc file; 04/16/2006).

LIVEJOURNAL: 
My secondary, personal (non-professional) blog on LiveJournal, which has operated since 2003, can be found here, or by clicking on the "Skullbucket" link at the top of this page*.

McSWEENEY'S:
"Philip Colavito, Mob Accountant" (short humor; 02/03/2004).
"I Will Stretch Out Mine Glove Upon Judah" (short humor; 03/10/2004).

MOONSHINESTILL:
"The Hell of Being Sure" (short story; .doc file; 06/24/2004).*

THE NEAL POLLACK INVASION:
"Nomar Garciacompulsive/Too Little, Too Late/Limerick, Ireland" (poetry; 10/06/2004).

NOXIOUS MINUTIAE:  
"Band on the Run" (humor feature; .doc file; November 2004 issue).*
"Homeland Insecurity" (humor feature; .doc file; November 2004 issue).*
"Developed Arrestedment" (humor feature; .doc file; April 2005 issue).*
"Lost Literature of Chicagoland" (The Literary Pandemonium humor column; September 2005 issue).*

THE ONION A.V. CLUB: 
The Pernice Brothers' Live a Little (music review; 10/18/2006).

OPIUM MAGAZINE: 
"The Great E-Mails of Western Civilization, No. 21" (short humor; October 1, 2003).

PINDELDYBOZ: 
"Bad Fish Day" (short story; 04/24/2004)*. 
"After the Bellringer" (short story; 12/21/2004)*.

SANITARY AND SHIP:
"Statement of the American Violence Coalition" (short humor; .doc file; 12/17/2004).*

TIME OUT CHICAGO: 
"Barbershop Hip-Hop" (music feature; .doc file; 01/31/2005).
Bobak's (restaurant review; .doc file; 04/10/2005).
Mirabell (restaurant review; .doc file; 04/10/2005).
Mitad Del Mundo (restaurant review; .doc file; 04/10/2005).

UBER:
"The Rag in Rock" (short humor; .txt file; 02/20/2004).

UNDER SURVEILLANCE: 
"Today's Political Climate=Films About Tomorrow?", part 1 & part 2 (guest appearance on WLUW politics & pop culture radio show; .m4a audio files; 05/01/2005 & 05/15/2005).  
"The Mafia in Popular Culture", part 1 & part 2 (guest appearance on WLUW politics & pop culture radio show; .mp3 audio files; 10/12/2005 & 10/26/2005).
"Enemies of the State", part 1 & part 2 (guest appearance on WLUW politics & pop culture radio show; .mp3 audio files; 12/28/2005 & 01/11/2006).
"Deadwood and Westerns in Film and Television", part 1 & part 2 (guest appearance on WLUW politics & pop culture radio show; .m4a audio files; 05/24/2006 & 06/06/2006).
"The Wire", part 1 (guest appearance on WLUW politics & pop culture radio show; .m4a audio file; 09/27/2006).

UR MAGAZINE:
Brassy, Gettin' Wise (music review; .doc file; September 2003 issue).
Ee, Ramadan (music review; .doc file; January 2004 issue).
"You II:  Reinventing Yourself in 24 Hours or Less" (fashion feature; .doc file; March 2004 issue).
"Sunshine Superman" (Michael Gondry & Charlie Kaufman interview/feature; .doc file; March 2005 issue).
Matt Sharp, Matt Sharp (music review; .doc file; April 2004 issue).
David Carradine (film interview/feature; .doc file; May 2004 issue).
"Blaxsploitation and the Living Dead" (Rusty Nails interview/feature; .doc file; May 2004 issue).
"Decade-Old Hangover" (Rob Miller interview/feature; .doc file; May 2004 issue).
"Summer Preview" (film feature; .doc file; June 2004 issue).
"Beachfront Properties" (book review/feature; .doc file; June 2005 issue).
Movie-oke (film feature; .doc file; June 2004 issue).
The New Year (music interview/feature; .doc file; July 2004 issue).
Nora O'Connor (music feature; .doc file; July 2004 issue).
"Stick Your Fork in This" (restaurant reviews; .doc file; September 2004 issue).
"Zombie Love" (film interview/feature; .doc file; September 2004 issue).
"Winsome Newsom" (Joanna Newsom interview/feature; .doc file; October 2004 issue).
"Drinks to Get Your Parents Saucy!" (entertainment feature; .doc file; November 2004 issue).
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf, Big Shots (music review; .doc file; November 2004 issue).
Kevin Tihista's Red Terror (music interview/feature; .doc file; December 2004 issue).
Sally Timms (music feature; .doc file; December 2004 issue).
Shivaree (music feature; .doc file; December 2004 issue).
"Lovin' for Less & Lovin' for Nothin'" (entertainment feature; .doc file; January 2005 issue).
Low (music feature; .doc file; January 2005 issue).
"Unbridal Enthusiasm" (film review/feature; .doc file; February 2005 issue).
Andrew Bird, The Mysterious Production of Eggs (music review; .doc file; March 2005 issue).
"Blogging for Bucks" (Claire Zulkey interview/feature; .doc file; April 2005 issue).
"Nu-Heartland Rock" (The Zincs music feature; .doc file; April 2005 issue).
The Radar Brothers (music feature; .doc file; April 2005 issue).
Robbie Fulks, Georgia Hard (music review; .doc file; April 2005 issue).
"Hey Mr. DJ" (film feature; .doc file; May 2005 issue).
"Local Film" (film feature; .doc file; May 2005 issue).
Robbie Fulks (music feature/interivew; .doc file; May 2005 issue).
Boredoms (music feature; .doc file; May 2005 issue).
"Clip 'n' Save" (film feature; .doc file; June 2005 issue)
"Meltdown at Mojoe's" (media feature; .doc file; June 2005 issue)
"Local Sounds with Local Soul" (All Natural music interview/feature; June 2005 issue).
Keren Ann (music feature; .doc file; June 2005 issue)
"One for the Road, But Not On the Road" (entertainment feature; .doc file; July 2005 issue).
Kid Koala (music feature; .doc file; July 2005 issue).
Rachid Taha (music feature; .doc file; July 2005 issue).
Felt, Felt 2:  A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (music review; .doc file; July 2005 issue).
"Indie Media 101 (media feature/interview; .doc file; August 2005 issue).
"30 Under 30:  Steve Delahoyde" (interview/feature; .doc file; September 2005 issue).
"30 Under 30:  Nathan Rabin" (interview/feature; .doc file; September 2005 issue).
"30 Under 30:  Jake Walker" (interview/feature; .doc file; September 2005 issue).
Lyrics Born (music feature; .doc file; September 2005 issue).
Seu Jorge, Cru (music review; .doc file; September 2005 issue).
"All-Star Cast" (New Pornographers interview/feature; .doc file; October 2005 issue).
"Major League Game" (Qualo interview/feature; .doc file; October 2005 issue).
"Reclusive Migration" (Andrew Bird interview/feature; .doc file; October 2005 issue).
"Dark Comedy" (Adult. interview/feature; .doc file; November 2005 issue).
"Feast:  Poland" (restaurant review; .doc file; November 2005 issue).
"Feast:  United Kingdom/Ireland" (restaurant review; .doc file; November 2005 issue).
Cage (music feature; .doc file; November 2005 issue)
"The Year in Review" (music feature; .doc file; December 2005 issue).
"Kick-Ass Caroling" (music feature; .doc file; December 2005 issue).
"Country Calendar" (music feature/interview; .doc file; December 2005 issue).
"Cold Weather Cocktails" (entertainment feature; .doc file; January 2006 issue).
Modill (music interview/feature; .doc file; January 2006 issue).
Tha Alkoholiks, Firewater (music review; .doc file; January 2006 issue).
"In the Mood for Love?" (film feature; .doc file; February 2006 issue).
"A New Kind of Kumbaya" (Animal Collective interview/feature; .doc file; February 2006 issue).
Stretch Arm Strong (interview/feature; .doc file; February 2006 issue).
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Tortoise, The Brave and the Bold (music review; .doc file; February 2006 issue).
"The Next Generation of Avant-Electronica" (Brenmar Someday interview/feature; .doc file; March 2006 issue.)
Souad Massi, Mesk Elil (music review; .doc file; March 2006 issue).
Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright (music review; .doc file; April 2006 issue).
"Just Give It to Me Raw" (lifestyle feature; .doc file; May 2006 issue).
Edan (music feature; .doc file; May 2006 issue).
People Under the Stairs (music feature/review; .doc file; May 2006 issue).
We Are Scientists (music feature/interview; .doc file; May 2006 issue).
Intonation Music Festival (music feature; .doc file; June 2006 issue).
"Buddy Guy's Birthday Blues" (entertainment feature; June 2006 issue).
Mr. Lif (music feature/interview; .doc file; June 2006 issue).
Serena Maneesh (music feature; .doc file; June 2006 issue).
Mono, Mono (music review; .doc file; June 2006 issue).
His Name Is Alive (music feature; .doc file; June 2006 issue).
"Get Outta Town" (entertainment feature; .doc file; July 2006 issue).
The Pharcyde (music interview/feature; .doc file; July 2006 issue).
Vyle (music interview/feature; .doc file; July 2006 issue).
Lollapalooza Festival (music feature; .doc file; July 2006 issue).
Eagles of Death Metal (music feature; .doc file; July 2006 issue).
The Scanners (music feature; .doc file; July 2006 issue).
Overflo (music feature; .doc file; July 2006 issue).
Pitchfork Music Festival (music feature; .doc file; August 2006 issue).
Japanther (music interview/feature; .doc file; August 2006 issue).
TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain (music review; .doc file; August 2006 issue).
Judah Johnson (music interview/feature; .doc file; September 2006 issue).
Irene Juaniza (interview/feature; .doc file; September 2006 issue).
Joey Leicht (interview/feature; .doc file; September 2006 issue).
David Roche (interview/feature; .doc file; September 2006 issue).
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, The Letting Go (music review; .doc file; September 2006 issue).
The Rapture (music interview/feature; .doc file; October 2006 issue).
"Covers for Cover" (event feature; .doc file; November 2006 issue).
Favourite Sons, Down Beside Your Beauty (music review; .doc file; November 2006 issue).
"Gifts for the Gifted" (holiday feature; .doc file; December 2006 issue).
"Gettin' Scrooged" (holiday feature; .doc file; December 2006 issue).
"It's the Thought that Counts" (holiday feature; .doc file; December 2006 issue).
Bole2Harlem, Bole2Harlem (music review; .doc file; November 2006 issue).
Sufjan Stevens, Songs for Christmas (music review; .doc file; December 2006 issue).

WHITE SOX INTERACTIVE:
"The Fishwrap Brigade" (media feature; 05/05/2000).
"Safety Concerns at Comiskey?" (news feature; 06/30/2000).
"Flashing Back...with Dave Willis" (interview; 08/14/2000).

ZULKEY.COM:
"Ask Dear Zulk:  Baseball Edition" (sports feature; 05/12/2004)*.
"My Pickup Lines" (guest list/short humor; 05/18/2004).*
"Sound Off!  Part 3" (short humor; 11/04/2004)*.

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