Monthly Archives: July 2013

The House On Mink Hollow Road

                                     The other day I came across a name on facebook- it was on another friends comment, one of those so and so … Continue reading

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Invasion Of The Shredded Bald Men

 Vin Diesel Last week I was headed home from work, it was Saturday night after 11, and the train was full of young people headed downtown (or to Bushwick/Williamsburg) for a night out. As a writer, I am an obsessive … Continue reading

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This One’s For The Kitties

Kiwi Sometimes I feed cats for people in the building when they’re away. This summer I’ve been part of team “Kitty,” feeding “Kitty” while her owner is gone. She has a beach house somewhere and spends four days a week … Continue reading

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The Nightly Parade Of Doggies

Marvin Every night at work (I work as a doorman on the UWS in case you don’t know) I watch the parade of dogs marching through the lobby on their way to do their “business” one last time before bedtime. … Continue reading

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The Sexy Tooth

When I was seven, I slipped in the bathtub and chipped one of my front teeth, the left one. It was a small chip off the inside corner of the tooth, and it gave me a slightly gap-toothed, weird, but … Continue reading

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Were’s My Nanny, Dude?

When we first moved into our apartment here in Williamsburg, our building became the first and only residential building on the block. I should say our side, the South side of Broadway between Thornton and Flushing; because there are a … Continue reading

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This Much Is True

                                              I don’t know whether to give a shout out to Wally Lamb or Spandau Ballet (I think … Continue reading

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Let’s go Chopping

A couple of weeks ago I was on the J train on my way home from work late Saturday night, I get off of work at 11P.M.; and the train was filled with kids headed out to party in Williamsburg, … Continue reading

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Five Computer Family

  There are only two of us, well three, if you count the cat, but only my wife counts the cat, and the cat doesn’t use the computer (despite my urging to “write or get out” as a prerequisite of … Continue reading

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Moth Story

                           I first heard about The Moth about six years ago when I first started taking Charles Salzberg’s advanced non-fiction writing class. After reading one of my pieces, … Continue reading

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