From the monthly archives:

October 2010

I Think This Is Called Irony, Or How I Got Bullied Because I Let My Kid Get Bullied

October 30, 2010

In my last post I alluded to appearing on television in a big city, and yes, it’s true — I drove up to Chicago last Saturday night in order to be on Fox News “Fox & Friends” early Sunday morning.
Before you roll your eyes, this really isn’t a “Look at me, look at me I’m [...]

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In Motion

October 28, 2010

I drove through the dark last weekend, the radio a soundtrack extracted from my memory.
Paul Young, the Psychodelic Furs, Byran Ferry crooning as I sliced through the miles between here and there. Caught unawares by the music, I sucked in my breath as the city got closer.
The music; it was from Before.
Before I was fully [...]

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I’ll Show You Mine, Now You Show Me Yours

October 5, 2010

I’m in a writing funk.
I’ve got so much to say that I can’t get it all out. It’s like a big ball of word-mucous stuck in the back of my throat.
Like that? You’re welcome.
No, seriously, I’m so blocked that I can’t even curse. I don’t even have a good swear in me right now. Unless, [...]

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