PinnedI’m back on my b.s. (post-election edition)When I taught in the high schools, we sometimes read Persepolis, a graphic novel about a young woman’s coming-of-age in…6d ago16d ago1
I wrote a book (again)My second book, Transference, will drop on February 22nd with Tolsun Books, a small, independent house here in the American borderlands…Jan 20, 20221Jan 20, 20221
Did Harry Caray have ADHD?I grew up in a northwest suburb of Chicago. My paternal grandfather was a die hard Cubs fan, and he turned me into one as well. Sometimes…Jan 17, 2022Jan 17, 2022
Friday Night Prufrock: This blog is very seriousI know much, much more about middle schoolers now. Which is to say, I know something about middle schoolers now. Precious little of the…Jan 8, 2022Jan 8, 2022
Typing and stopping and typing and stoppingHello. I keep meaning to write and then the beige butte of hot garbage that is the united states of america fucks with my plans. Today I…Jan 7, 2022Jan 7, 2022
I’m part Pilgrim on my dad’s side: this one goes out to my readers who are dogs“Does the name Hans Gruber mean anything to you?” — this line, this character has followed me since the debut of the maybe-Christmas…Dec 27, 2021Dec 27, 2021
Kind of a holiday postToday, I wrote. And wrote. And wrote. Showered. Picked up some prescriptions. Waited on a shortish hold. Walked the dog. Cleaned the…Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021
I know nothing, but I have my suspicionsMy 2nd collection of essays, Transference, is due to drop this winter. I believe. And I add “I believe” because if the last two years have…Dec 18, 20211Dec 18, 20211
End of the world spiritual scramblingThis is probably my first sober holiday season since the 90s. Seriously. And what that means is that I have to feel everything, without…Dec 12, 2021Dec 12, 2021
Different, and goodReader, I have a confession. See, I have this vice left over from the Old World where I sometimes engage in what is known as…Nov 28, 20211Nov 28, 20211
