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Hi. This is a small but informative, hopefully, excerpt from the first draft of my first novel. 'Raising the Bar.' It's about a transplanted couple that live and work in Manhattan. I deal a lot with backstory and this is a glimpse into the character Tom's life.… Read full post »

Washington Sq. 2009.

Sitting under a bright park light (I mean very bright) on a bench in a refurbished Washinton Square Park. It's not obviously a new look, especially at night, but the park was closed for several months as the renovations were taking place. There are… Read full post »

I'm craving a car. I was born and raised in a car culture but then once I discovered NYC I had to sell my car and have not had one since. Guess what? It's been a long time too. More years than I'm going to mention, so… Read full post »

I couldn't get to sleep.  What was that image in my head?  I know what it was. It was a girl walking by me very quickly, I mean with a real purpose, and what kept flashing in my head was the red beret she was wearing.  Not only did it stick… Read full post »

Something about that Cheney name...

Oh yeah.  Fuck you Dick.  Read full post »

It was going to be a great getaway weekend in Maine.  Two shows for me to play and a whole bunch of new folk exposed to my performance and music.   A road trip. A breath of fresh air away from the heady New York City air.  More air in the… Read full post »

I had to write something.

So here I am.  Shooting up the clock at one thirty in the morning.  Banging my head in the treetops, waving at the wind.  I heard a tree fall in Brooklyn one afternoon and nobody else was there.  Earlier the rain was splashing all over the… Read full post »

Monday night.

One day off a week is the shortest day. Basically, get up, coffee, email, it's over. Yesterday I pushed the envelope and got out of the house for some night crawling. I received an invite to a show down on Ludlow street at a place… Read full post »

I heard someone say this the other day about the southern governors who are rejecting the stimulus money...They are still fighting the civil war!

That seems spot on to me.  Read full post »

Great Obama Speech

That's not exactly what this is about but I know it's on the collective mind.  This is more about me probably.  Obama has plenty of exposure.

Can't wait to see the dog they choose for the kids.  Actually the kids will probably choose.

I'm wrting a new series… Read full post »

the hot sauce in my mouth

the beer in my belly

I feel like a fucking

live motherfucker

breathing and sitting still alright

& long enough to know

exactly why

I'm doing what I'm doing

got no dignity

got no respect

when I'm flying against the wall

and higher than… Read full post »

Great Superbowl.  The bar I watched the game at had the volume up really loud.  The Buffalo wings were on the house.  The bar is named Playwrights on 49th street in Times Square.  As far as I could determine there was not one playwright in attendance.  I could be mistaken.&nb… Read full post »

A poem written on January 23, 2009. Montauk, New York.

In the Universe

In the Milky Way

On the planet Earth

In the United States

In New York State

On Long Island

In Montauk

In the Royal Atlantic Motel

In room 205

In the rear room

On the… Read full post »

Montauk, New York. 

 Nothing like a vacation.  Doesn't matter what time of year or the temperatures that are dancing in the wind.  Time off, man, that's what I'm talking about.  Fantastic.  So my girl and I packed up a few bags and boarded the LIRR out to Montauk.&… Read full post »

First Salon Blog. Cool.

I was walking home from work tonight. It was about 10:30 PM on a rain soaked night in mid town Manhattan. Rain soaked. It wasn't raining on the walk home but it had been pouring all day long and it was simple to… Read full post »