Mark Ayzenshtat's Writing

A few weeks ago, I started eating almond milk yogurt.

Fooled The first time I watched George Carlin perform, I was sitting in a friend's wood-paneled den.

I got home late last night after ten days away.

I finally got around to Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, and I ended up listening to the audiobook, narrated by Matthew Blaney.

Brileta is a game engine and roguelike sandbox I've been building as a hobby project.

In the places I've lived as an adult - Silicon Valley, New York - the striver set uses ambitious as an unqualified compliment.

Tongues My dad and I have always spoken to each other across a gap.

Why Connection Feels Fragile Leaving a networking mixer early in my career.

The pre-owned 2005 Toyota Corolla.

The Trap of Good Enough Well it's not... awful.

"Every once in a while," I growl, gesturing at my reflection with an electric toothbrush, "the lion has to show the jackals who he is."

Performance vulnerability is a curated, polished story of past hardship, delivered from a stage or in a formal setting.

The anticipatory rustle as I pull the wrapper open - revealing the hard, lacquered gem - always gives me a dopamine jolt.

Adrift in the Storm I’d cleared my schedule for a dinner I was eager for - a chance to connect with a friend I hadn't seen in a while.

It was 11 p.m., and I was in a good mood.

*This post is a reflection on the speech I shared last time.

I recently started attending meetings at my local Toastmasters club.