Saw a dog today on my way to the bar
that made me wish we hadn’t put Eileen to sleep,
but then it was on to meet Charlie, who I... more
When we arrived at our new place on Plankton, the first thing I noticed was all the cages in the neighbor’s yard. Rows and rows... more
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: “Beach Red Lullaby” (b/w “Second Hour,” 7. single, Planet, 1995)
Driving westbound on the... more
Greg had always suspected that had Hitler managed to get into art school, he would have become the Thomas Kinkade of his time. Did it... more
“They paved paradise / and put up a parking lot / which was a public
necessity / that... more
to the right of my heart a button °
if you see the button press deeply into me
I am shining brilliantly on my way down the... more
Matthew Savoca has placed himself as a poignant... more
This was a burlesque theater, a two-bit operation that could barely pay off the racketeers and the cops a place to come into out of the... more
When the governor’s budget cuts hit Eisenhower Middle School, the library’s one of the first targets because who... more
For this Non-Reader spotlight, we talk to Kathryn Wakeman about not reading, tv, East of Eden, Eat Pray Love, reading the internet, deadlines, feminism, unlikeable female characters, uncontrollable agreeability.
A new email dings into his box and Miller cringes. Somehow he knows it’s from her, something about the ding – it is insistent, urgent, as... more
The next morning the phone rings early, five-thirty, definitely not later than six. The birds outside don’t scream that loud... more
There’s been a lot of talk about Executives in the news lately, a lot of mystery and confusion. For the last year, I’ve... more
Suddenly I want to be the one to leave a party.
Maybe life imitates art after all.
LAKE ELSINORE WILL HOST THE ONE TRICK PONY
This place was one of those places.... more
As I write this, nearly a month into the season, my beloved Phillies flounder in third place. Even that dubious... more
