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Why We Read: The Truth
Have you seen the television program Making of a Murderer? I haven't, but my co-workers and I were discussing what it means to get "the truth." The program contains real footage from the interrogation of a man who was arrested for two crimes, decades apart. The scenes...
Happy 2016
Today is a day, like any other. Yet it feels like it holds more power. It’s the day we flip the calendar. All those fresh squares stretch out before us, beckoning us to do something meaningful. It’s a reminder that the one thing we can’t get more of is time. Looking...
The One with the Grave Robber
I’d like to preface the introduction to my newest short story by saying that I have no hands-on experience with grave robbing.
Friday Five (Or More)
Some happy links and cool clips from around the Internet, including giving up your dream job.
My Trailblazer Nominee
Today I am pleased as punch to be a guest over at Patti’s Pilot Fish blog.
Sixth Annual Great Books to Give…and Get
Books make great gifts. If you’ve got a long list of people to buy for this holiday season and no idea what to get them, here are a few suggestions.
The One With the Dancers in Three Acts
Dancers in Three Acts
The One With the Creepy Clowns
Some neighborhoods decorate for Christmas with twinkly lights and charming wreaths. Not mine. But Halloween? Hold onto your goblins. The spookier, the better. It's like the Monsters, Inc. motto: We scare because we care. Let's take a walk around my neighborhood into...
The One With the Chat
It’s the chat! It’s the chat! We got the chat!”
The excitement was building in Bob’s voice with every word so that I found myself getting excited even though I couldn’t see a thing. We were a group of ten or so standing in a thicket in Central Park, binoculars trained on the trees. We had been stalking a bird the size of a grapefruit like it was Mick Jagger on tour.
The One With the Shakedown
It's difficult to live in New York City for any length of time without being on the receiving end of a shakedown. I had a few doozies when I first moved to the city, but since then I've honed my Spidey-sense. I thought I'd long passed the point of being bribed by...
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