David BrandtEarning a life achievement award — from myself — at 42[ SCENE: Inside a luxurious ballroom located in a corner of my brain where dreams and hope swirl with seldom gust, and next to one of…Feb 12, 2023Feb 12, 2023
David BrandtA decade marked by cancer has reached its end, but not without leaving some scarsTen years ago this week, I feared I was about to die.Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
David BrandtJohn Lewis, the StoicA reflection on a moment I witnessed during the 2011 Occupy Atlanta protestJul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
David BrandtThanks, Denny O’Neil, for introducing me to both writing and BatmanNo storyteller had a greater influence on me becoming a writer more than Dennis “Denny” O’Neil, who passed away June 11.Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
David BrandtWe don’t come back normalThis week marks 10 years since I was diagnosed with cancer.Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
David BrandtI stopped writing because I fell in a holeI’ve forgotten how to do this, so please bear with me.Jan 4, 2020Jan 4, 2020
David BrandtStop trying to have sex in an Uber. Please. I’m begging you.This is not clickbait. This is a plea.Apr 28, 2019Apr 28, 2019
David BrandtAmerica right now is a failureIf your child isn’t taken from you after you committed a misdemeanor, then congratulations.Jun 20, 2018Jun 20, 2018
David BrandtDavid Brandt, Ver. 37 — more work requiredIn remembering his comedic idol, Louis C.K. once discussed how the late George Carlin would write new jokes every year for the set he would…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
David BrandtPresident Trump doesn’t give a damn whether you live or dieIt only took half of his first 100 days as president to reach this ultimate conclusion: Donald Trump doesn’t care if I live or die. And the…Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017