Writing
Brandon writes across genres—essays, stories, and poems—returning often to moral courage, belonging, and the search for meaning in modern life. His work appears in a range of publications, and he is at work on several longer projects.
Essays
“A Snake in the Garden” - Fare Forward (forthcoming)
“Haunted by Waters: A River Runs Through It At Fifty” - Front Porch Republic (forthcoming)
“Re-Enchanting the Game” - Sport Literate (forthcoming)
“What Happens After Philly Schools Close” - The Philadelphia Citizen. February, 2026.
“The Last Bogatyr of Kladno” - The Under Review. February, 2026.
“Their Land Brought Forth Frogs in Abundance” - Front Porch Republic. January, 2026.
“Review of Pardon Me for Moonwalking” - SmokeLong Quarterly. January, 2026.
“Many Voices, One Room” - Fare Forward. January, 2026.
“Resign to run” - The Philadelphia Inquirer. December, 2025.
“Growing Heavy for the Vintage” - Commonweal. December, 2025.
“Smoke Signals with Brandon McNeice” - Interview for SmokeLong Quarterly. December, 2025.
“Everything Was Once a Place” - Front Porch Republic. November, 2025.
“Keep the same energy” - The Philadelphia Inquirer. November, 2025.
“Revitilization more than a deterrent” - The Philadelphia Inquirer. November, 2025.
“Balance, Not Blanket Bans” - Klingbrief. October, 2025.
“The Commons in a Cardboard Box” - Front Porch Republic. October, 2025.
“Down There by the Train” - Plough. October, 2025.
“In Defense of Children’s Work” - Front Porch Republic. September, 2025.
“The Vestigial Front Porch” - Front Porch Republic. September, 2025.
“Want Better Schools?” - The Philadelphia Citizen. August, 2025.
“The School Principal’s Prayer” - Plough. August, 2025.
“A Dress Code for Democracy” - Front Porch Republic. August, 2025.
“What the Secular School Has Rediscovered” - Christian Scholar’s Review. August, 2025.
“Lake Effect” - Well-Schooled. July, 2025.
“Not a Break, A Becoming” - Well-Schooled. April, 2025.
“To Harness These Tools” - Klingbrief. January, 2025.
Fiction
“After Hours” - Sky Island Journal (forthcoming)
“Fridge Worthy” - Sky Island Journal (forthcoming)
“The Water Line” - Flyway Journal (forthcoming)
“The Final Trolley” - Bending Genres. February, 2026
“First to Go” - Beyond Words Magazine. February, 2026.
“Fire Escape Tomatoes” - Hunger Mountain. February, 2026.
“Returned” - 100 Word Story. January, 2026
“Detention Seeds” - Your Impossible Voice. January, 2026.
“Puddled Sky” - Free Flash Fiction. January, 2026.
“Slack” - SmokeLong Quarterly. December, 2025. Nominated for Best Small Fictions.
“Unrendered Grace” - NUNUM. December, 2025.
“Ladder Hours” - The Rush Magazine. December, 2025.
“Hydrant Fish” - Flash Frog. November, 2025. Nominated for Best Small Fictions.
“Lockdown” - 50-Word Stories. October, 2025.
Poetry
“Your Father’s Silence” - Unleash Lit. January, 2026.
“Love” - The Muleskinner Journal. December, 2025.
“Bread Starter” - Eunoia Review. November, 2025.
“Borrowed Light” - Stone Poetry Quarterly. November, 2025.
“We Count Bottles” - ONE ART. October, 2025.