Author Archives: Jonathan Berger

She said let’s draw but I didn’t know how. It’s easy! He said, Just let yourself go. It’ll come naturally. I tried to grin but wondered if it came out like a grimace. It felt like a grimace. They were … Continue reading →

I am slow to fast but I think I shall do so tomorrow, when it is more convenient to my schedule. Yes, tomorrow rather fits into my plans much better, so I think God will be quite amenable to my … Continue reading →

Jimmy Carter is soon to celebrate his 99th birthday. It’ll be next week, if he makes it. I pray he does – but not to Jesus, because he is not as good as Jimmy since the older JC will soon … Continue reading →

I have made the argument before that the perfect gender neutral term has been before our eyes all along if we only squint a little. You just need to take the negative connotations away from “it,” decide that there’s nothing … Continue reading →

You are weary. You are weakened. You are wishing there were some way to wander off from this situation but you cannot see it as far as your glimmering vision can go. Wherever you are in this place you cannot … Continue reading →

I would like to take a moment to thank the Nigerian singer/rapper who performed after the act I came to see tonight with his backing tracks and cajoled the crowd to “get up and dance!” like his life depended on … Continue reading →

Your pedal’s been holding you back, man. You’ve been writing to the tools and not the tunes, if you know what I’m saying. You gotta write with the bare minimum materials available so when things go wrong as they usually … Continue reading →

My therapist says “you should examine your new work and compare it to your old work and see how they differ. There may be themes that you explore now that you didn’t explore then. There might be something fascinating for … Continue reading →

Could you please try again? I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be curt or rude, or suggest you don’t know what you’re doing with your last response or anything like that. I appreciate everything you do – really. You’ve been … Continue reading →

The dog just ate the dog’s food. Wait – I’m not saying it right. The third dog took the first dog’s food. The young one stole from the older one. Benji ate out of Cookie’s bowl. It’s not cool, man. … Continue reading →