Song of the Day: Water from an Ancient Well (Abdullah Ibrahim)
Sean MurphyHistoric times in America. Overdue times, as well. Of the myriad songs that leap to mind--songs of faith, songs of love, songs of hope--there is one song in particular (and…
The American Dream of Don Giovanni: An excerpt from the novel
Overture Listen: When some of your best friends are people who exist elsewhere—characters in books you’ve read, musicians you’ll never meet, people from the past who died decades (even centuries)…
The Money Dread: An excerpt from the novel
I am not alone. I have a best friend, who happens to be a dog. He is really good for me, reminding me to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom…
She Walks On
She Walks On She walks on, alone. Leaving shadows and their secrets, Bronzed backs broken, miseries muted, Their once-sweet souls sucked clean. Used up and useless now, Digested and then…
As Opposed To Prayer
As Opposed To Prayer Nervous and unnerved this evening, alone: Searching for solace, something not unlike prayer, A hope that the past will not repeat itself, Progress: a preemptive strike,…
October 20, 199_
October 20, 199_ Jim Morrison, I saw you today at a Chinese Buffet (6.95 all you can eat). And I could not help but notice: The dull complacency and exhaustion…
Old School
Old School This is old school, I say To my niece who, at five years old, is now The same age her uncle was when his parents Transported him to…
They Will Rock You (They Are The Champions)
Part One: Introduction (and Apology) October ’08. In the spirit of two quintessentially American inventions (obsessions, really), baseball and rock and roll, it seemed like a swell idea to merge…
Flashback
Take a guy. Let’s say he is about my age: old enough to own a place and pay almost all his bills sometimes; young enough to understand that he is…
Chinatown (from Popmatters.com Cinema Qua Non)
Chinatown Director: Roman Polanski 1974 Chinatown does not usually make the short list of best American films. In fairness, it probably shouldn’t. It will have to settle for merely being…