Monthly Archives: April 2024

I discovered that the world was available in New York and the bike was a perfect medium through which to discover it. Just wear filthy clothes you could sweat in, a bag you didn’t mind getting dirty, and start riding … Continue reading →

When I was a helpless teacher, nervous and unable how to reach kids in the South Bronx, I stopped reading hard boiled crime fiction. Stories of decay in cities seemed to hit too close to home and I got back … Continue reading →

Oh sticky man on the wall, How can you save them all? Who can you save before your toast? Are you the hero we need the most? Maybe you need a group of friends. Which can you pick before the … Continue reading →

“You have to slow down!” Every few minutes, I’m hearing that. It’s getting exhausting. “80 is the new 65,” I want to explain, but seeing that the limit is 55 here, I don’t think that’s going to cut it. She … Continue reading →

Sometimes a therapist tells you what to do. Sometimes a cop. Sometimes, someone in a workshop tells you to maybe go to a therapist or a cop. “Society has rules!” he says, a note of frustration entering his voice. “They’re … Continue reading →

In olden days, when my desk top was a repurposed white door atop a couple of bureaus we’d found, I would discover beautiful girls and women, take note of their names, and write them down on my desk for future … Continue reading →

I told my mother a secret, in confidence. “Don’t tell anyone,” I said. “I won’t.” “He really likes Valerie Bertinelli,” she said. “Mom!” I was shocked. She had sworn. My Aunt Betty didn’t know who Valerie was, but that didn’t … Continue reading →

I didn’t come to the open mics with poetry in hand. I originally came to listen, to find acts I could watch and maybe follow to full-length shows, like how I’d seen Gene & Mimi. I knew they had played … Continue reading →

If you had telekinesis, I can’t tell you how moving that could be for me. You could carry me around the house, if your mind were strong enough – and I think you would be. You’d just lift me about, … Continue reading →

There is a way out and it’s not the way that you came in. You have to solve a variety of puzzles answer questions resolve issues that will leave you better prepared, all of which, ironically, have nothing to do … Continue reading →