Archive - Write, Liam!

The B-Side: Notes from a 2006 L.A. Trip

An Ocean's Garbled Vomit by the Shore; Los Angeles I'm Yours

Nov 13 •

From my 2005 comedy notebook

Standup that almost but didn't quite work twenty years ago

Nov 10 •

The B-Side: Machete: A True Story

A New Yorker in Los Angeles

Nov 6 •

You will not receive an email in your inbox from me today

Nov 3 •

October 2025

To Think I Saw It On Line at Starbucks

A story from my journal in 2006

Oct 28 •

My debut special "West Coasting" has dropped

Born in New York... Trapped in L.A.

Oct 22 •

The B-Side: Public Transit - The Great Equalizer

Or: Two Times I Watched People Almost Learn A Lesson

Oct 16 •

She Called In Sick to a Bar She Didn’t Work At

A true story about loyalty, hangovers, and unhealthy relationships—with alcohol.

Oct 13 •

A piece of literary memoir

Oct 9 •

I have a midterm today I should be studying for

so let's write about 'A Christmas Story' instead

Oct 6 •

The Sound of Anxiety: David Lynch, Bertolt Brecht, and Me

How David Lynch attracted a huge cult by making films that repulse his audience.

Oct 2 •

September 2025

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Psychiatrist Sketch (2003)

If I'd done anything with this, I'd have probably called it "Going Mental!" or similar

Sep 25 •

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