Strictly Business: The Dreaded Day-Trip (A Day in the Life)
Sean MurphyA.M.: Departure Early, at the airport. Look around: some of the pretty people, many of...
Seeing Red
Speaking of clichés, every time I watch a foreign film—recent, older, ancient, it doesn’t...
Songs of the Day: Ornette Coleman
When Obama takes office in January of 2009, it will be a half-century since Free...
I Talk to the Wind
On the dissolving horizon the sky looks good enough to eat: orange sorbet on a...
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The only thing more impressive than the acting is the direction. The only thing...
Song of the Day: Water from an Ancient Well (Abdullah Ibrahim)
Historic times in America. Overdue times, as well. Of the myriad songs that leap to...
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...
The Money Dread: An excerpt from the novel
I am not alone. I have a best friend, who happens to be a dog....
She Walks On
She Walks On She walks on, alone. Leaving shadows and their secrets, Bronzed backs broken,...
As Opposed To Prayer
As Opposed To Prayer Nervous and unnerved this evening, alone: Searching for solace, something not...