Having grown up on Goosebumps and blockbusters, Kirk usually writes comedies, horror, and somewhere in between. Most recently, his FOUNDING FATHERS came from a combination of being irritated with a comment from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court back in the shithole year of 2020, and a desire to create an American mummy story. His MCBUCKET LIST (4x Quarterfinalist) came from a nostalgic love of a specific presentation of McDonald’s Happy Meals, while his UNTITLED OCEAN TELEPORTER PROJECT (3x Quarterfinalist, 1x Finalist) was inspired by irrational childhood fears of large bodies of water.