Author Archives: Jonathan Berger

I saw in this show called Hamilton that the son of the eponymous hero tried to live up to his father’s incredible legacy and there was a certain bit of anxiety in the attempt. It didn’t end up well for … Continue reading →

The song that you dedicated to me? I didn’t understand it. It sounded nice I guess but I just couldn’t pay attention to the rhymes and the extended notes made it pretty hard to understand the lyrics at all. I … Continue reading →

My bike lonely rests beneath a sign reading No Parking Midnight to Three across from my apartment (it is all right. It’s currently past Four). It is raining out and my bike has nothing to do nowhere to go at … Continue reading →

Angela grimaces. Angela’s enraged. Angela argues easily, is available to aggravate almost any situation. Angela is quick to anger. Angela is quick to extinguish alternate approaches. Angela gets ugly often. Angela abhors artifice and attacks insincerity again and again everywhere … Continue reading →

They say because this is a Leap Year that April Fools’ Day should be celebrated on April 2 but I think rather it should be celebrated – if pranks can be celebrated at all – on March 31. Can we? … Continue reading →

There was an event I really wanted to go to so – proactive – I put the event in my calendar. I didn’t mention the important connections or the showgirls in attendance. I trusted myself to remember all that. I … Continue reading →

I lied to you, like, all the time Even on things that mattered not a bit. I lied about the amount of bread in the fridge. I told you I kept bread in the fridge to keep it fresh when … Continue reading →

You’ve got something right now today that is a blessing unparalleled. You are about to experience something amazing something that kings, popes, superstars, celebrities and big businessmen alike would no doubt trade with you if they could afford it. They … Continue reading →

This street stinks. Garbage hasn’t been picked up in days and the weather’s taken a turn. It’s different downtown I’ll bet but I haven’t left the neighborhood in days. All I’ve seen is outside my window and that view is … Continue reading →