Originally published in somewhat different form on Facebook, 19 February 2014. Something I’ve discovered as a professional writer, with my own very small claim to fame: The folks who come up to me with “a stack” of books to sign are generally not interested in my writing, but in creating items to sell. Frankly — […]
And then there are the premises that, once advanced, illustrate only ugliness on the part of those who present them. I am talking about recent punditry attacking Chelsea Clinton. Some of this is being promoted by Republicans and others by supporters of Bernie Sanders to whom Hillary is such an evil prospect that they seek to […]
Originally published on Facebook 18 January 2013. This essay arrives in a highly particular place, but it will take a while to get there. I promise that it’s worth the slog. When I was in college I was best friends with a kid named Gene. Now, the friendship ended extraordinarily badly under circumstances I have […]