Tim Hatton

About The Author 

Tim Hatton is a writer from Iowa, and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Lapham's Quarterly, and elsewhere. He is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Arts with an MFA in nonfiction writing. Tim and his wife Becky live in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Scope Of Work

I created timhatton.online to display the work I want to share. This is where I collect the writing and other projects I've published, both professionally and recreationally. I hope that if we know each other in real life, you recognize me here, and if we don't, you still feel welcome. 

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I don't think I'm breaking any new ground by suggesting that sometimes, people on the internet display a version of themselves that's different from who they really are in real life. One reason this web site is named "Tim Hatton Online" is because you're only seeing one specific side of Tim Hatton the whole person. [1] 

Tim Hatton IRL is doing great—he's walking the dog, making dinner for two, nothing to worry about. But I really like the Tim Hatton who is online. When I'm writing and posting, that happens here on the computer. I love what I do here: it's fun and exciting to write newsletters and build playlists and tell you I saw a good article, you should read it. Tim Hatton Online gets to show off a level of creativity and thoughtfulness and productivity that I'm often really proud of. Having an internet home here is like having a workshop with a window. I want to show you what I'm working on.

That includes work both personal and professional; you'll see there's an author bio and portfolio clippings here alongside the more creative elements. In the past, I've drawn more of a line between those, but my thinking has changed, and for now, I'm more comfortable seeing those sides of myself sit next to each other. All that to say: if you need a writer or an editor and want to know if I'm available—well, I might be. You have my e-mail. 

Thanks for being online with me.

Footnotes

[1] The other main reason is that "Tim Hatton Online" is a phrase I can literally, physically say out loud. In the past, all my work online fell under the name "nottahmit," which was great for everything except pronunciation.