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The Two Types of Trouble

Hello reader, please like, comment, and share if you enjoy this, it really helps me out! There are two kinds of trouble you can get into as a child, they are very differ

Crying In My Casket

Before we start, my new book The Aardvark Protocol is available if you are a paid subscriber. It is a humor/thriller and I think you will love it. Now, please enjoy this

Standup In A Haunted Room

I did a show last night at a wonderful establishment. The booker is friendly and the crowds are stand up savvy and generous, however, I performed in its haunted room. The

A Case for Snobs

When I was 12 years old, there were a few truths I clung to in order to make my socially unsuccessful life bearable. I did not have many friends due to my erratic and fra

Blood Meridian...Dude Book?

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Before you Resolve

Hello SubStack! Just a few things up top. I will be doing standup in Seattle 1/9-10, LA 1/25 and DC 1/30-31. If I’m not coming to your city, please join my email list. Yo

What We Lost in Lifting

There are a few things I do every day. I write, I drink a full bottle of Bombay Sapphire and I go to the park. The park is about 80 yards by 80 yards, with a large modern

Look Who's Coming to Thanksgiving

On a brisk November day in upstate Maine, the Harrington family worked in quiet happy synchronicity to prepare their Thanksgiving day meal. Tammy and Susan worked over th

My Special

Two days ago, I released a twenty four-minute, eight second-long standup comedy special on YouTube. This is the link. For purposes of algorithmic maximization, do me a

Freaking Out in New York

If I were to take account of my thoughts on a given day, I would say a good 15% of them would be dedicated to resenting my current situation and contemplating all the thi

No Tickets to Paradise

“Hey Dan, we’re going to cancel the late show--not enough tickets sold. Sorry buddy.” I sit in a greenroom on a maroon couch that was most likely a completely different

I'm Going On Tour: The Highs and Lows of Pittsburg and Whistler

Starting in late October, I will embark on my 2025 tour. Tickets are available for Sacramento, San Francisco, New York, Cleveland, and Boston, with more to be added soon.

The Problem With Militarized Self Help

The demographic of young, lonely men has been endlessly speculated on. Why are there so many young, lonely men? We need to save these young, lonely men! Honey, come quick

The Scene that Never Was

I met Rick in Boston at an open mic. At the time, I lived in western Massachusetts, but ventured to Boston once or twice a week. Two hours there, two hours back. The driv

Run, Run, Run Chapter 2

Hank was lumbering back from the shotput circle when he saw a news truck with a big number three on its side. He watched as the crew piled out, two heavy set long haired

A Special Place (Free Post)

Dylan Saccone was looking down at his phone as he crossed Santa Monica Boulevard. He was trying to see if LaSorted’s had cheaper pizza than Triple Beam, so he never saw t

RUN, RUN, RUN

The groundskeeper for Old Rochester Regional High School rambled towards the track in what he called "the gator", a small four wheel vehicle with a three foot by four foo

Law Abiding Citizen

"And another thing," Hubert Price said, staring into the camera with a well-practiced expression of righteous indignation. "If you want to come into this country, you nee

Barbecue and the JFK Assassination

As I sat on the Orange line southbound from the Dallas International Airport to my hotel in Deep Ellum, my predominant emotion was dread. I was going to perform at a wond

An Evening with Norm Macdonald pt.1 Lost in the Netflix Building

"Do you want to meet Norm MacDonald?" This question was posed to me by a strange man named Eddy, who I had met the night before at an open mic in the Valley called Liqui