Archive for June 2012
A new, perhaps bladder-inspired ending to Tiny Furniture
Has you seen Lena Dunham’s film Tiny Furniture? I heard great things about this movie, and over the weekend, my wife and I finally had a chance to sit down and watch it. It’s an excellent movie. The writing is very good, the cinematography, while not visually stunning, is interesting and different, and the acting…
Read MoreCharlie’s First Day
When my daughter was born three years ago, I wrote a post detailing the day as part of the blog I write to my children every day. I did the same when my son was born three weeks ago, and it has just passed my wife’s rigorous vetting process. For those who expressed interest (as…
Read MoreFinal cover at last! And Publisher’s Weekly, too!
There are have been many versions and iterations and drafts of the cover for my next book (and you’ve probably seen a few), but the final cover for Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend is at last official. It’s been quite a road to get here, but I couldn’t be more pleased. To top it off, Publisher’s…
Read MoreStrong evidence that I’m probably a terrible person
I’m listening to filmmaker Mark Duplass discuss his life and career on Marc Maron’s podcast. I like Duplass a lot. I suspect that in terms of our sense of narrative and humor, we have a great deal in common. I’d like to think that my books and his films share a similar tone, and that…
Read MoreFather-son staring contest
Forgive the gratuitous images of me and my son. He’s just so damn cute.
Read MoreI judged this book by its cover (and its title) because I’m an idiot
I’m an idiot. For years my wife has told me to read Sharon Creech’s Newbury Award winning novel Walk Two Moons. I adore many of Sharon Creech’s other books (I can’t read Love That Dog without getting teary-eyed) and my wife has never steered me wrong in terms of literature, but I have never been…
Read MoreLittle People at a Drive-In Theater
It’s been a while since my daughter has created a unique tableau with her little people. Last week she chose the outdoor patio of a local restaurant for her latest creation: Little People at a Drive-In Movie Oddly enough, Clara has attended dozens of drive-in movies in her lifetime. She just hasn’t watched any…
Read MoreThe odd, invented, sometimes violent, oftentimes adult oriented games of my childhood.
For those interested, there is a new post written by my sister on our brother-sister blog 107 Federal Street. This week my sister writes about some of the odd, occasionally violent, sometimes adult-oriented games that we played as children. I will respond to her post with one of my own next week.
Read MoreThe benefits of delayed adolescence are exceptionally obvious and profoundly shortsighted.
A piece in the New York Times by Karen Fingerman and Frank Furstenberg argues that phenomenon of delayed adolescence, in which Americans in their late 20s and even early 30s remain dependent on their families for years, might be beneficial after all. Our research shows that the closer bonds between young adults and their parents…
Read MoreThick crust cheesy pizza alive and well
I found this short video of Dominos delivery routes fascinating but also sadly refreshing. For reasons that I do not understand, I find myself in a land of thin crust pizza lovers. The thinner the crust, the better. Just locating a thick crusted, cheesy pizza has become a challenge. In my neck of the woods,…
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