31 BOOKS I READ THIS YEAR, IN ORDER OF HOW INTERESTED I WAS IN SLEEPING WITH THEM BENEATH MY PILLOW (STRONGEST CANDIDATES FIRST), AND HAIKU ...

girl bear-hugging a dusty cello as "greensleeves" echoes down the subway tunnel like whalesong, i salute you.

                        And in the cellblock of this logic, I eventually will have to try a few things, as poltergeist, on my own distant pr...

"rushdie plays backgammon, and i love, love, love backgammon," said the beautiful young attorney seated beside me on our plane f...

the dirty dozen {notes from my hometown police blotter, as reported by the oc register *} Suspicious person/circumstance. 12:47 p.m. A pa...

the dirty dozen {twelve things before the tropics, where, i'm told, it is rainy}: part 2 of 2 07 thistle hill tavern 's buffalo ca...

the missus and i are leaving for st. thomas at 11:59 on wednesday night; between now and then i'll have shipped a magazine (it's you...

We could eat grapes half the morning like Goethe hunkered against an obelisk, waiting on the proper angle for the season to see the Sis...

in our exercise room on friday morning there was a man in loafers, dress pants, and a tucked-in oxford striving mightily on a stationary bik...

we've been brainstorming life updates in response to a request for holiday-newsletter material. lauren and joe have received their spar...

the dirty dozen {notes from my hometown police blotter, as reported by the oc register *} Suspicious person/circumstances. 9:33 p.m. The ...

the dirty dozen {notes from my hometown police blotter, as reported by the oc register *} Suspicious person/circumstances. 9:49 a.m. The ...