Honestly, just cancel.

Every adult my entire childhood: Go outside! Drink more water! Eat something!
Make something of yourself!

Child me: Shut up, Daaaaad!

Adult me: …damnit

#AfterMidnight

Don’t put that evil in my head, Erin.

#SlayAllDayQueen

Not to mention that it must make the experience unbearably boring. Writing is already absurdly difficult. If you’re not discovering something, why even do it?

Open Letter to an ICE Recruit by Brandon McNeice

My new piece out today in Wayfarer Magazine: “Open Letter to an ICE Recruit.” It’s an appeal to conscience, duty, and the moral cost of surrendering judgment to the machine.

www.wayfarermagazine.com/p/open-lette...

I’m honored to share that I’ve been named to the
Philadelphia Business Journal's 40 Under 40.

At Cornerstone, I have the privilege of working alongside people who believe that schools can change lives and strengthen communities. #40Under40

Thanks to our friends at @aegispropertygroup, some of the Cornerstone family were in attendance to see the @phillies defeat the @nationals in @citizensbankpark last night, led by a deep shot from @kschwarb12

Baseball is back, baby! #baseball #phillies

Literally once a week I host a private event I refer to as Water Day. It commences when I realize I’ve only consumed coffee or bourbon for the previous six consecutive days.

#ClockIt

Fair. Though, the inherently amorphous nature of the ick appears to very regularly, though not exclusively, be describing objectification.

Or does this only happen in early-aught teen films when the “nerd” is revealed to be a hidden beauty by mere fact of having removed their glasses?

Does the opposite phenomena exist, I wonder. Can one experience de-icking? If so, we must name this.

Haunted by Waters: A River Runs Through It at Fifty - Front Porch Republic We are ready to give ourselves. And yet we find that we do not know what part of ourselves to offer—or worse, that the part we have to give is not wanted.

My latest piece in Front Porch Republic reflects on what Norman Maclean's classic can still teach us.

www.frontporchrepublic.com/2026/03/haun...

Thanks, Terry!

The Last Bogatyr of Kladno — The Under Review The rink sounds older at night. Compressors hum behind the boards; edges hiss in tight half-moons; a stick taps twice—code, courtesy, warning. In Kladno, under low municipal light, number 68 leans ove...

We didn't publish 'Heated Rivalry' at @underreviewlit.bsky.social, but we can claim to be the home for one of the finest pieces of hockey writing I've read this year. 'The Last Bogatyr of Kladno' by @brandonmcneice.bsky.social!

A 12/10 essay. Must read now!

www.underreviewlit.com/issue-13-win...

Grateful to @bendinggenres.bsky.social for publishing my latest flash story: The Final Trolley.
bendinggenres.com/the-final-tr...

Issue 13 | Winter 2026 — The Under Review The Winter 2026 edition of the Under Review

ISSUE 13 DO YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN?!?!

www.underreviewlit.com/issue-13-win...

Guest Commentary: What Happens After Philly Schools Close The District’s plan to transform Philly’s schools includes 20 school closures. The responsibility for repercussions can't just fall on parents

School closures aren’t just administrative decisions—they reshape neighborhoods, families, and futures. I wrote about what’s at stake as Philadelphia faces another round of consolidation. Grateful to The Philadelphia Citizen for publishing this today.

thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commen...

#VivanLasSemillas!

My latest flash piece, published today by @yourimpossiblevoice.com

Sometimes leadership means choosing to pause. Snow days used to be sacred, and every once in a while, they still should be.

Stay safe, stay warm, and enjoy the wonder of winter. ❄️ #SnowDay

Review: Patricia Bidar’s Pardon Me for Moonwalking - SmokeLong Quarterly Reviewed by Brandon McNeice A cheap lime green phone charger sits on the counter in the flash fiction “Over There” like an accusation, a small object that somehow contains a whole day. Patricia Q. Bid...

Read Brandon McNeice's review of Patricia Q. Bidar's collection Pardon me for Moonwalking! www.smokelong.com/review-patri...

6-month-old baby hospitalized after fed agents deployed tear gas in Minneapolis YouTube video by ABC7

Awaiting the Administration’s response that this 6-month old infant was a domestic terrorist.

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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

― George Orwell, 1984

@flashfrog.bsky.social

Their Land Brought Forth Frogs in Abundance - Front Porch Republic When the same symbol keeps emerging in such different scenes—Hebrew scripture, neighborhood storm drains, progressive street theater, alt-right image boards—it is worth asking why. We are not choosing...

My latest piece in Front Porch Republic. Pay attention to the frogs!

www.frontporchrepublic.com/2026/01/thei...

I can think of no clearer evidence that ICE's targets present zero threat than the fact that the citizens of Minneapolis are currently risking their lives just to keep keep them as neighbors.