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Um, Hello There (or: Oops, I Wrote a Book!)
So, yeah. No beating around the bush. I kind of disappeared from this little corner of Lower East Blogistan for about four months. What happened is that I was writing a book. Yes, it’s a book about...
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The Partly Dave Show: Please Mister Postman (at the Rhino Fest, Friday Feb. 20)
So, here’s some of that “other news” I mentioned in my previous post: Partly Dave is back! Oh, yes, you read that right, Mabel. The Partly Dave Show has been unpacked from its wooden chest, mothballs...
View ArticleI Entweet You
By-the-by … I am on Twitter these days, if you want to come tweet with me there. I’m new enough to the Twitterverse that I’m still finding people I like to follow, but have been particularly enjoying...
View ArticleMusic Break: The Bongos, “The Bulrushes”
I still love this song to death after all these years — Richard Barone and the Bongos are definitely one of the most underappreciated bands of their era. Such a great, distinctive sound. Play this...
View ArticleSome Nerve Showing Your Face Around These Parts
So yeah, it’s been a while. Cobwebs everywhere. Belly-up insects on the windowsills. I’m going to make another run at integrating this blog into my daily Facebooking and Twittering activities, partly...
View ArticleThe King’s Speech and The Writer’s Prayer
I saw The King’s Speech a few nights ago, and I think it’s the film most relevant to my own experience that I’ve seen in a very long time. The thing is, it’s not just a charming historical drama about...
View ArticleJanuary Catsitting
I’ve been catsitting for my neighbor’s flock of five cats for the past few days: four Persians and one Maine Coon mix. Starting to dream about those sad-eyed, smashed-in faces, as I did the last time I...
View ArticleAnother Year
Saw Mike Leigh’s new film Another Year last night. Like his previous film Happy-Go-Lucky, it’s a movie that kind of … sneaks up behind you and then clubs you over the head with insight. For me, Mike...
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Not Zero: The Fukushima Litotes
A little context: The following piece was written to be performed in the March 26, 2011 edition of The Paper Machete, a weekly showcase for Chicago journalists, comedians, and other writers, hosted by...
View ArticleThe Unbearable Lightness of the Kilogram, Universes Next Door, and the Occupy...
Context: This essay was written for, and performed in, the November 19, 2011 edition of The Paper Machete, a weekly showcase for Chicago journalists, comedians, and other writers, hosted by Christopher...
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