Saturday, October 6th 2012 I was struck, initially, upon entering the venue, that it was huge and gorgeous. Those are the only two words I…
‘How will you survive?’ (appalled parents ask). ‘Why would you choose to be poor? I just don’t agree with it. Don’t you want a normal future?’…
When I was 17, I spent a few months working the graveyard shift in a newspaper plant. The Miami News, to be precise. I was…
In a recent conversation, writer C.R. Stapor (author of the short story collection The Wraith Atlas, which I highly recommend), talked with me about developing a…
I didn’t know that I could be a writer. I grew up working class and poor. I wasn’t around educated people or people who would…
“So I made a really great playlist last week,” said my friend as we embarked on a several-hour road trip. “You’ll love it.” “Okay, let’s…