Jul 05
There is a small chance that I have been influenced by the stridently pouncy, any-minute-now hopefulness of pages like Occupy Democrats when crafting the above headline about “Jaws,” but one thing is clear: everything you’ve been told about June 29 by blue state shark victims is wrong.
Jul 14
I’ll be talking about my book, “Limericks of Loss And Regret,” at the Oak Bluffs Public Library in an event moderated by the elegant and affable globetrotter Carolina Cooney. I’ll be reading several of my short stories (and shorter limericks) whilst expounding preciously on the special torment of being a writer. Please join us by …
Jul 30
Great shipwrecks of the 20th century:
1. The U.S.S. Indianapolis
2. The Edmund Fitzgerald
3. Watership Down/The Ark of the Covenant
Jul 04
“Pond’s for old ladies.”
Jun 29
Did Alex Kintner really die on June 29? Is his watch really over?
Jun 30
Lately I’ve been playing with a new band, Big in Bremen, whose work I can only describe as Wi-Fi-enabled Gypsy Music. I play trumpet and sing a couple songs (I enjoy singing “Streets of Laredo”). We perform songs in Russian and French, Mamas & Papas covers, and now and then a lesser-used song I wrote …
