Twenty-six years ago, today, I saw that terrified visage in the mirror. Blood running down my face, my eyes a combination of jaundice yellow and red. Is that even a color? The blood running down my … [Read more...] about The Manly Art of Dying at 35

NYS wants to cut Medicaid by a half-billion, trump wants to cut it by a trillion. What, exactly, do they plan to do with the elderly? How are we going to care for them? The elderly paid into this … [Read more...] about You can’t do this

I was not a fan of Mohammed Ali, I was a follower. In a time of complete chaos and societal breakdown, and a time when the old bastions were falling and failing and revealing an ugly truth, Ali stood … [Read more...] about Courage of our convictions

I’m not real smart. Never claimed to be. I’m listening to this justification to the 18 year old war in Afghanistan. So far I understand this: Some Saudis hijacked some planes and took down the World … [Read more...] about It Doesn’t Make Any Sense

Down here in the trenches lives this girl, Layla. She hopes to get a job at Burger King. Right now she’s living in a motel, $299 a week. Smoking a menthol outside the Sunoco and asking me for spare … [Read more...] about Down Here In the Trenches

Beaten, bleach poured on his skin and a noose around his neck? Brain-dead red-hats yelling, “This is #MAGA country!” Don’t feign shock and ask, “How did this happen?” You know full, fucking well how … [Read more...] about This is us… it shouldn’t be us…

There is this dog in my neighborhood, real pain in the ass. He's constantly getting loose, starting fights with other dogs, digging holes in peoples yards, barking and making too much noise. One time … [Read more...] about Mad Dog