Soundtrack people
As a DJ, I occasionally run into an odd breed of clients known as “Soundtrack People.” These individuals base their entire musical life upon the soundtracks of movies. Every song…
Boston Globe review
There was a favorable review of Something Missing in the Boston Globe today. Among the many pleasing lines from the piece was this gem: Though the book is essentially a high-concept…
My little boy, or girl, is all grown up (I hope)
On Sunday, I sent the revised manuscript of Unexpectedly, Milo, off to my editor for her review. What I had hoped to be a two-week process quickly expanded into a…
You had to read the whole list before getting upset?
I found the second comment on this clever New Yorker article especially stupid. It should be preceded by the following disclaimer: Warning: Captain Obvious at work.
Stranger than fiction
My new book, The Chicken Shack, is about a combined funeral home and chicken shack. Since I began writing the book, combination business-like fictional creations seem to have been popping…
Resolution update: August 2009
I established a list of twelve New Year’s resolutions in January of this year. At the end of each month, I report on my progress as a means of holding…
More attention for “Something Missing”
Newsday is picking up the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's highly favorable review of Something Missing to run on Sunday, September 6! My father-in-law informs me that Newsday has the seventeenth largest…
Unfortunate mistaken identity
I’m standing in line at D’Angelo’s, waiting to place my order. A husband and wife who look remarkably alike are directly in front of me. Both are about five feet…
Does the multiple-author format make more sense?
Last night’s appearance at the Wilton Library was delightful, and many thanks to the staff at the library for putting this event together. I sat on a panel of first-time…
Appearing at the Wilton Library
Tomorrow night, I will sit on a panel of new authors at the Wilton Library in Wilton, CT. If you’d like to attend, you can find details here. Though we…
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