At Kings Theatre, she said, “We have to begin on a very sober note.” Sitting in the room with 3,000… Read more Rip Off the Fear
Category: La Vie

One yearmonthdayhoursecond
One year today, waiting for this long, long circle to complete its degrees the bar where it happened has closed down.… Read more One yearmonthdayhoursecond

start a fire (poem)
Would you dare To let a heart Start a fire In another chamber? tend a flame that Never can be… Read more start a fire (poem)

Best and Worst: If you saw me at a party tonight
Tonight the plan is to cook dinner for one. If by accident or design we, as human adults on the… Read more Best and Worst: If you saw me at a party tonight

So long
So long poise so long temperament. We’ll miss it- cogent conversation, even a structured sentence. So long honesty? So long… Read more So long

plaque
A couple of months ago I purchased the collected works of Joan Didion at Strand Books in Union Square. It… Read more plaque

Merle
Walking pneumonia Walking self-sabotage Walking centrifuge: Don’t punk out. There’s a scene out there waiting for you behind the drawn… Read more Merle

To the Person Behind the Counter
Last week, at the very end of my shift, I walked to buy a surprise bottle of whiskey for my… Read more To the Person Behind the Counter

The Other Corner Part Two
It’s tough not to have preconceptions. “In New York, this. In New York, that.” Regardless of the subject, (be it bagels… Read more The Other Corner Part Two
the other corner
The streets are streets, and the grocery stores have Smart Water, but it is deeply unfamiliar. I think I experience… Read more the other corner