The First Trick
While his parents took in a Broadway matinee and ate dinner at their favorite Italian restaurant, a romantic place, the boy child fought...
Solomon's Castle
When melancholy creeps like lead across the shoulders of a Tampa Bay resident, one possible remedy is only an hour-and-a-half away....
Blackjack Harry in the Great Recession - Novel Excerpt
All In While Mimi waits at the corner of a convenience store about to commit a crime, this is what she believes about herself, and her...
SKIPPING THE STONE
When this article appeared, the editor changed the title to “Who Are We and Where Do We Come From.” He was a great editor, but changing...
My Appearance in Time Magazine
Time Magazine sent newsmen to interview and photograph me in 1967. Yes, that Time Magazine. I was 21 and maybe a Specialist Fifth Class...
BRAIN SCAN - A True Story
Race Relations at the 7-11 On the morning of my scheduled brain scan, I visited the local 7-11 for a cup of coffee and got more for my...
Dogs of Summer
SUMMER OF THE DOGS On August 16, 2018, I heard something in the great outdoors of Florida I have not heard in 43 years of being out...
Solomon's Castle
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN CREATIVE LOAFING/WEEKLY PLANET IN 2003 AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN RETRIEVED FROM MY ARCHIVES. When...
News You Can and Can't Trust - Opinion
NEWS YOU CAN AND CAN’T TRUST When I was a child, my parents took me to Niagara Falls. My grandmother claimed she had seen Houdini go over...
The Trouble With Scooter - Short Story
The Trouble With Scooter Will’s once steady hands trembled from Parkinson’s disease when he raised the plastic spoon carrying the mango...