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September 9, 2021
What is dark comedy and why do we like it so much?
There I was, on stage, leading the entire audience and cast in a barn-burning, Christ-crunching rendition of Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. It…
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June 22, 2021
How to Beat Writer’s Block: An Author’s Tale
Once upon a time, I lived in Prague, in a part of town known as Smichov, long before I had to learn how to beat…
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June 6, 2021
Greed is . . . not-so-good
On Tumblr, the kids are calling it “late-stage capitalism.”* Unlike other late-stage diseases – syphilis springs to mind — there is still hope for saving…
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March 21, 2021
I Have Not Lingered In European Monasteries
by Leonard CohenI Have Not Lingered In European Monasteriesand discovered among the tall grasses tombs of knightswho fell as beautifully as their ballads tell;I have…
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December 6, 2020
Biggest laughs…
I’m not entirely sure I agree with my literary patronus on this one, but there is something to be learned from the quote. I DO…
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September 22, 2020
Dystopic stories – why are we obsessed?
And let’s face it, we are obsessed. Our media are laden with the dystopic. Some of our most popular stories are based on horrific cultures,…
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July 2, 2020
An apology to the Autistic Community (and a thanks)
Ten years ago I wrote a novel called The Fridgularity. As I often do, I prefaced it with some quotations I thought applicable to the…
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May 26, 2020
It Came from Plan B
A few years ago I had an epiphany about one of my life choices. I was a guest on my buddy Keith’s excellent podcast about…
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May 21, 2020
The Monkey’s Tail, as Told by Marcel Duchamp the Day After Charles Lindbergh Landed at Le Bourget Field
I had this friend who was obsessed with having a monkey tail grafted to his ass. Actually, to call him a friend is stretching the…
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April 20, 2020
Review: The Serpent of Venice
The Serpent of Venice is a mash-up extraordinaire of The Merchant of Venice, Othello, and The Cask of Amontillado, starring Pocket, the lead from Moore’s…
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