HI. I'M IVAN.
Yes. It is my name.
And I didn't have to legally change it, or get involved in any international racketeering orFBI raids.
Mostly I fix people's problems. I'm weirdly good at it. I can't leave a puzzle alone.
"Is that really your name?"
Yes. It's a family thing. There's a naming convention, and it has rules. Slightly less complicated than the Drac lineage Jerry teaches Willis in Enemy Mine.
Being named Ivan in the Ozarks in the middle of the Cold War was a lot of fun.
FOR THE RECORD
If we were secret Russian spies, would we really have Russian bookson the bookshelf?
Now
UPDATED OCT 2026WRITING
A couple of story ideas, in my off-time. (Ha.)
READING
Something Is Killing the Children
PLAYING
Looking for a Destiny 2 replacement. Still.
THE DAY JOB
Factotum
I run a one-man shop that builds websites and automation for comic stores and game shops, and I'm the guy they call when something breaks.
PREVIOUSLY
- DISHWASHER
- HAUNTED HOUSES
- MAD SCIENTIST
- TECH SUPPORT
- GRAPHIC DESIGNER
- BIOTECH DOCUMENT CONTROL
- AIRBNB SUPERHOST
- SLINGIN' COMICS
These days I do whatever's needed, usually ecomm. That's how I ended up with the title.