An excerpt from my novel in progress, What the Hell ever Happened to Yuri Rozhenko? She had to stop by again. She couldn’t help herself. Feeling almost like a junky who should know better, she went home via Garcia street, knowing what was on the way. It was a small place, designed like one of …
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Ode to a Guy I Met Once – Gabby of the Cadillac Tramps
The Cadillac Tramps documentary Life on the Edge is premiering next week in Los Angeles! My girlfriend Shannon asked me if I had ever seen the Cadillac Tramps. And I had to admit, my answer was rather embarrassing. “…I might have.” The thing is, back in my bacchanalian days I saw tons of shows. I …
Old Cat Ollie, and the Price of Compassion
Last year my cat Jadzia went missing, and I searched everywhere for her. No body in the surrounding areas, no cat, nothing. She just disappeared. (Yes, she is chipped.) My search for Jadzia involved repeated visits to many of the area animal shelters, especially the one in Berkeley California, my hometown. (We never found her. …
The Ten Best Books About Shakespeare
The Shakespearean Plays are, without a doubt, one of the most widely read collection of works in the history of literature. Being a fan of the plays as well as geeking out on the ever-present authorship question, I have read many books about Shakespeare, the Shakespearean plays, and the culture of Shakespeare, and in this …
Why I wrote The Clubber
My book The Clubber: A Tale of the Eighties is available now on Amazon.com Everyone is, to an extent, concerned with how they come across to others. It’s why we brush hair and mind our manners, (Or not,) and spend so much time, (or very little time,) deciding what to wear. But people are only …
An Excerpt from my Novel The Clubber – The Mittenator
An excerpt from my novel, The Clubber: A Tale of the Eighties, available now on Amazon.com There was quite a large crowd outside the Alphonse J. Building. It was almost as large as a Saturday night Das Prahlend crowd. But this crowd was different. There were almost no underage throcking idiots, and there weren’t any wandering …
Race Report: The Calgary Marathon
Last Sunday I ran the Calgary Marathon. It was my first ever Marathon outside of the United States and my 22nd marathon overall. Running a marathon outside of my native homeland of thee USA has been on my bucket list for some time, but my decision to run this marathon happened by chance. My girlfriend …
An Excerpt from my novel, The Clubber
An excerpt from my novel, The Clubber: A Tale of the Eighties, available now on Amazon.com He looked in the mirror, concentrating… His nose was a little too big. It could stand to be just a bit smaller. Not very much smaller, just a smidgen smaller. Then it would be just the right size. He …
My Cracked.com Shakespeare Article
I pitched this idea to Cracked.com, in this form. I got a quick rejection notice saying it was too specific, and another comment that starkly indicated they didn’t really read the piece. Why some Loonies believe Shakespeare didn’t write the plays. (And why they’re not so looney!) William Shakespeare has been hailed as the greatest …
Ten Bands Meme, only WAY more interesting!
Okay, I’ve seen these ten bands, followed by ten things about the bands I saw. First one to match the correct bands with the correct situations gets a giant sundae at Fenton’s, on me! (And maybe a few drinks later on at the bar down the street…) 1 – Gwar 2 – Diamanda Galas 3 …