Former contributor to The Village Voice and Rolling Stone. Coauthor and coeditor, respectively, of two collections of essays about rock and jazz in the "60s: "Music & Politics" and "Giants of Black Music."
Thu 18 Jun, 2026 01:15 pm - Imagine that suddenly, with no expectation of the impending event, you void your bowels on a stalled and packed rush hour subway. Imagine that the ventilating system has shut down and that the... (view)
Thu 18 Jun, 2026 01:10 pm - Emerging from the john with her coat draped over her arm and carrying her overnight bag, Sharon tossed a gift-wrapped box onto the living room couch where I was reclining and half-asleep.... (view)
Mon 8 Jun, 2026 11:53 am - The above story, which is totally a work of fiction, WAS inspired by a similar event (NOT the one linked to) back in the '90s. (view)
Thu 4 Jun, 2026 06:00 pm - This time the news was completely delivered in under a minute, but I caught it and it made me rise from my seat.
“Yes!” I heard myself say to the TV. “Yes! Of course!“... (view)
Mon 18 May, 2026 10:21 am - If I ever see a shrink again it’ll have to be under a court order.
No, my rancor has nothing to do with what happened with Frieda. Not, of course, that what happened with her wasn’t... (view)
Sun 17 May, 2026 04:15 pm - All right, maybe my book fell a hair or two short of greatness. And, for sure, it hadn’t sold very well. Even my parents, I was quick to joke, waited until it was remaindered to buy their... (view)
Wed 29 Mar, 2006 09:44 am - One weathercaster called it a "must-see light and shadow show by the Old Master Himself," but I can't say this last solar eclipse was worthy of the recommendation. Not even total,... (view)
Sat 11 Mar, 2006 04:02 pm - (NOTE: PEOPLE WITH INTRACTABLE WEIGHT PROBLEMS THAT ARE CAUSED BY REAL ILLNESSES OR GENUINE CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION.)
Awhile back I wrote a short... (view)
Wed 24 Nov, 2004 07:40 pm - I was, I suppose you could say, in a PREpartum depression.
It started when my wife, Connie, decided it was time to have a baby. I was thirty-one and she was twenty-eight, a circumstance which I... (view)
