October 4, 2013
This essay was published in the local newspaper last Thursday. When I first showed it to a friend and also had another buddy of mine line […]
September 20, 2013
This essay was originally sent to The New Yorker about a month ago. Then rejected (of course) re-edited a bit, and re-submitted to the folks at […]
August 23, 2013
This essay was written earlier in the summer in response to a friend of mine complaining about having to waste inordinate amounts of time each day […]
July 26, 2013
This is an essay that I wrote earlier this summer and got sent to the usual literary journals, online magazines, etc., etc. with the usual rejections. […]
June 27, 2013
I have to attend a funeral in Denver tomorrow, so I’m posting this latest essay on my blog today in anticipation of not being able to […]
June 14, 2013
This is an essay that relates to a telephone conversation I had with my brother-in-law, followed by another conversation with a good friend of mine. Both […]
May 17, 2013
This essay was inspired by a friend of mine who asked me if I’ve always been eccentric. Does the Pope pray to God? […]
April 19, 2013
The inspiration for this essay came to me one night when I couldn’t decide between three different sitcoms to watch on various channels. Making these choices […]
March 22, 2013
I wrote this essay a week ago when it got cloudy one day while I was jumping from mud puddle to mud puddle and wishing I […]