Visiting Washington, D.C.
My wife and I have had a tradition of traveling for our wedding anniversary. We have had some really great trips, but fell off the wagon the past few years. Since our 15th anniversary is this October, I wanted to […]
Book Review: The Song Is You
You can pretty much always get me with a book about music. The way emotions and memories collide through song fascinates me. Almost every novel I have written or attempted to write has had some connection to specific songs. I […]
Remembering Mayor Maggie
I had enough to worry about on my wedding day. I had a family full of people who could embarrass me at the drop of a hat. My best man had an incriminating picture hidden in his tuxedo jacket that […]
Book Review: The Enthusiast
When I develop an interest in something, I generally go overboard. I don’t just listen to R.E.M.’s albums, I know detailed information about the bootlegs I own. I have only been to Vegas three times, but have read enough and […]
My Kind of Team
When Maria and I saw “Date Night” in the theater a few months ago, one trailer in particular stood out. Sure, I immediately wanted to see the movie being advertised, but I could not believe when my wife leaned over […]
Book Review: Less Than Zero
While searching for titles to read recently, I came across a new book by Brett Easton Ellis. Like a lot of people my age, I had read some of his early work. I bailed when he started to get gory […]
Book Review: Mistress of Riversdale
One of the perks of working in publishing is that you might grab a book which would ordinarily not catch your attention. “The Mistress of Riversdale” definitely fits that bill. I bought the collection of letters from the early 19th […]
When I Was Young …
I admire Andrew Dana Hudson. A graduate from Fordham University last May, he moved to India for a writing job after having no luck finding work near his home in Indiana. He chronicled his story today in the Chronicle of […]
Knowing My Shelf Life
Most sports fans know that one of the saddest things you can ever witness is a great champion not knowing when it’s time to step aside. Not many athletes step aside at the top of their game. The yearly intrigue […]
Pillow Talk
Ordinarily, I like change. I think fighting the inevitable flow of life simply makes people upset for no good reason. Sometimes this means letting go of the things we hold near and dear to our hearts, but that’s the price […]