Selected Essays/Reviews

UFO 50 was terrible to review but incredible to play, Polygon, Fall 2024

Balatro cast a magic spell that made me like math, Polygon, Winter 2024

Spider-Man 2 toys with Marvel history to be as much fun as possible, Polygon, Fall 2023

The puzzle game Cocoon is impossibly good, Polygon, Fall 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening committed a narrative sin — and got away with it, Polygon, Winter 2023

Dwarf Fortress’ Steam version immediately punched me in the gut, Polygon, Winter 2022

This is not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Polygon, Spring 2022

You Can Do Anything in Animal Crossing Except Escape Productivity Dread, Catapult, Spring 2020

Selected Stories

The Primary Breadstealer, Catapult, Fall 2019

The New Priest, On the Seawall, Summer 2019

You-You,The Masters Review, Fall 2018

The Henchman,The Iowa Review, Fall 2018

Brent, Bandit King,The Brooklyn Review, Spring 2017

Backlog

Honors

Best American Short Stories 2019, Distinguished Story — “The Henchman”

2018 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers — "Brent, Bandit King"

Interviews

Writer’s Bone Podcast - September 28, 2018

A Conversation With PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018 Author Grayson Morley - Catapult