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I just spoke to my daughter in Manhattan who informed me that the
I just spoke to my daughter in Manhattan who informed me that the snow had been belting down for several hours. When she left my apartment and walked ...

There is something profoundly humbling about bumping into artistic
There is something profoundly humbling about bumping into artistic greatness. I felt that last night at the Village Vanguard, listening to the extraor...

A friend who is in the middle of a turbulent juncture in his life
A friend who is in the middle of a turbulent juncture in his life right now told me that he was completely exhausted. We’ve all been there, haven’...

Thirty / A Short Story by Douglas Kennedy Part I He’s asked
Thirty / A Short Story by Douglas Kennedy Part I He’s asked me to marry him. This is not good news. This is not bad news. This is in-between news,...

It’s been hard to think of much else but the Charlie Hebdo
It’s been hard to think of much else but the Charlie Hebdo atrocity. I was out hearing some jazz with a writer friend last night. We were both talki...

Thoughts on the murder of twelve good people: Theo van Gogh was
Thoughts on the murder of twelve good people: Theo van Gogh was a Dutch satirist and provocateur who frequently mocked the extremities of Islam, and ...

I am rapidly approaching a week off - my first proper break since
I am rapidly approaching a week off - my first proper break since mid-June. Last year was among the most productive of my life, and also non-stop work...

I was contemplating the sky today above Manhattan, and thinking
I was contemplating the sky today above Manhattan, and thinking about how I should probably be elsewhere right now amidst the Stygian Gloom of January...

It is the season of resolutions - and already I am seeing the
It is the season of resolutions - and already I am seeing the usual op-ed pieces about a new year and a new you. Just as certain magazines are filled ...