13 things that make me happy
Former acquisitions editor Jennifer Pooley wrote a post on her blog entitled “13 things that make me happy.” Nothing on her list actually makes me happy (#1 comes the closest,…
First marks
My son, Charlie, made his first marks on paper while waiting for our meals at a local restaurant. Perhaps this is just the beginning. Maybe he will be following in…
Sperm, sticks and downright douchebaggery
TIME recently posted a piece entitled A Dozen Random Goods & Services Selling Unusually Well Right Now. A few were particularly notable to me. American SpermIn Canada, Australia, the United…
Father-son discussion
I’m sure that we will have some serious and unpleasant discussions in the future, but the conversations that my son and I have today aren’t too bad, especially when only…
“In The Night Kitchen” relies on the penis for its success and notoriety.
This reading of In the Night Kitchen got a lot of attention on the Internet last week with the passing of James Gandolfini. And Gandolfini delivers a spectacular reading of…
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling, I can’t help but accentuate the negative
I think it says a lot about me that as happy as I am about the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, I take infinitely more…
Second place sucks. I am a jerk.
I came in second place on Monday night at a Moth StorySLAM in New York City. I was in first place after four stories but gave up the lead to…
If only he could remain so agreeable
My son has begun to make that transition from baby to little boy. He can speak a few words now, and he’s crawling upright on all fours rather than slithering…
The Moth: Guys in Shower
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bell House in Brooklyn in December of last year. The theme of the night was Courage.…
Taking a stand against not taking a stand to avoid offending someone
Last week I posted a list of things that I had never done that caused me to feel pride. I receive quite a bit of pushback on this post. Specifically,…
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