A name is not so simple. Especially if you have so many. There is the fundamental, rhetorical question – the Shakesperian question: What is in a name? I have had … Continue reading A Quandary
Tag: Literary History
Oh, Bless you, Mr. Vonnegut
It’s 7:03 AM. And on this mid-November Sunday, I’m sitting on my couch, thinking about Kurt Vonnegut. I’m reading his funny little book, God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian (Seven Stories … Continue reading Oh, Bless you, Mr. Vonnegut
Good Results and a Bookstore
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – It’s not every time I’m at a doctor’s office to receive good news. Most of the time, and rightfully so, I’m sorta scolded by doctors saying I … Continue reading Good Results and a Bookstore
There is Blood
She is not a nurse. She is a phlebotomist. I’m not sure what that is, let alone how to spell it. (That’s right, I had to use spellcheck on that … Continue reading There is Blood
A July Day
Today is July 3rd, 2022. Most of the people in the country are getting ready for their BBQs, setting up tents, getting their stockpile of firework in order for the … Continue reading A July Day
What It Means To Me
What does GONZO mean to me? The definition, according to Merriam-Webster & the Free Dictionary: gon·zo ADJECTIVE informal NORTH AMERICANof or associated with journalistic writing of an exaggerated, subjective, and … Continue reading What It Means To Me
In the Age of Anti
“A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Now, a little about Mr. Solzhenitsyn: he was, above all other things, a writer. Aleksandr Isayevich … Continue reading In the Age of Anti
A Much Better Year
Today was Mother’s Day. I talked to my mother on the phone – twice. Everything is good between us, even though I was an ass for so many years. Last … Continue reading A Much Better Year
Listening to the Dishwasher…
That is what I have been sitting here doing: listening to the damn dishwasher, wondering how it is I got so lucky to have a dishwasher. I have also been … Continue reading Listening to the Dishwasher…
Friends & Dreams
What is it about a dream? An expectation… For me, the dream is Key West. Not uncommon to a writer. It is a place – like Paris – where the … Continue reading Friends & Dreams
Notes From the Night Desk 