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Taking Leave: A Short Story

The last person I ever wanted to see walking back up that driveway was Gulliver Wilks. But there he was, swaggering our way, crunching…

Apr 16, 2020

Taking Leave: A Short Story

Apr 16, 2020

Weather Story

At first, in the tidepool state Where I learned right and good from left and wrong, The weather was a binary thing — it was either sunny…

Sep 15, 2022

Sep 15, 2022

Election Night

A Rumination on November in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Sixteen.

Jul 13, 2020

Election Night

Jul 13, 2020

I’m Leaving the Best Job I’ve Ever Had to Drive Across America in Search of a Home

For the past year and a half, I’ve had the honor of working as creative director at The Atlantic, a publication I love with all my heart…

May 23, 2018

I’m Leaving the Best Job I’ve Ever Had to Drive Across America in Search of a Home

May 23, 2018

All the Unmeasured Things

It’s easy to talk about things that make money. You have an exact measure of what purpose the conversation serves—understanding, or getting…

Nov 17, 2016

All the Unmeasured Things

Nov 17, 2016

Anonymia, Part I

A serial short story about identity, old debts, technology, art, ambition, and murder.

May 31, 2016

Anonymia, Part I

May 31, 2016

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Applaudience

Fiction Trends to Watch For in 2017 (and Beyond)

I. I N T R O D U C T I O N

May 31, 2016

Fiction Trends to Watch For in 2017 (and Beyond)

May 31, 2016

Published in
Random Seed

Venus in Code

A short science-fiction love story

Mar 24, 2016

Mar 24, 2016

Here’s My Pitch: “PrayerBot 3000™,” a Psuedo-Spiritual Art Installation

As a culture, we write a lot of science fiction about Artificial Intelligence. But what about an Artificial Soul? What if you created a…

Jan 30, 2016

Jan 30, 2016

Why Helplessness Blues Is the Most Important Song of My Generation

“Helplessness Blues” is the “Blowin’ in the Wind” of our generation. It sums up the spirit of people our age in a way that’s so winsome…

Jan 25, 2016

Jan 25, 2016

David Somerville

David Somerville

Creative Director. Neutral-good coast dweller. I like cold takes, gas station coffee, and people who use Comic Sans.

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