One of the worst things about a closing night, even if it’s the end of a play that failed, is that you are not just ending a run, you are leaving your family and they are leaving you. Oh, your…

Saint Valentine's, 2026 Listen to me, the heart says, connect, circulate, keep beating like a drum, ba- boom, ba- boom, ba- boom, seek sensation wherever you find it. Listen to me, the head says, look before you leap. *********************** saint…

Hey, partner. I can't write today but I wanted to let you know what a pleasure it was to read and get your comments this week. Always a pleasure. Look forward to seeing you on another round soon.

We are made, all of us Out of stardust and desire Someone wanted to be with someone else so much That none of the other things mattered They found one another and it was wonderful. So wonderful That a stork/angel/accident…

I recently re-read the monumental epic novel “East of Eden.” The first sentence: "The Salinas Valley is in Northern California." Who gets away with using such a generic sentence to open a novel? John fuckin' Steinbeck. My neighborhood. Mount Tamalpais…

Alice was so tired , she curled her bare feet up and stuffed her entire five foot two inches into the old theater seat. Glad to be in the dark, she could barely keep her eyes open, and she had…

Vince sat in third period College and Career, along with twenty-five other tenth grade students. The stuffy air was becoming breathable thanks to Mister Galbraith's recent installation of an air purifier. "I want us to understand the very real difference…

[story continues] Outside the airport the ocean air shocked Amelia's skin. In one short week in the jungle she'd lost her immunity to seaside air. Taxis and Ubers whizzed by but she was faced with another way women pay more…

Vince was happy on his way to school, walking with his dog, Captain, at his side. As they followed a path through Glen Canyon, Captain ran ahead to sniff dirt mounds freshly dug up by gophers. Vince relaxed as he…

So many things in life need a specific setting. If you’re getting surgery, you really want to be in a sterile environment; most people have to drive aways on purpose to sit in front of a robust campfire in a…

[not fiction today] Happiness needs a setting. That makes me stop and think. Images of Hawaii or the Seychelles promise us happiness. Relaxing without a care. Drinking strangely named cocktails without a hangover. Coupling up joyfully. Occasionally frolicking toddler are…