In Defense of Stephen King
Sean MurphyFACT: STEPHEN KING, the most successful author of our time, arguably toils more diligently than any other writer. For this alone he deserves recognition and respect. To the haters: Yes, it’s…
Indie Author Interview: Sean Murphy (Revisited)
Indie Author Interview with Sean Murphy - Author of the "Memoir for My Mother" Please Talk about Me When I'm Gone. Sean Murphy has been publishing fiction, reviews (music, movie,…
What We Talk About When We (Don’t) Talk About Dying (Revisited)
MY MOTHER EVENTUALLY became acquainted with the white-walled world of procedures and all that happens—before, during, after and beyond: Hope and fear, faith and then despair, the nagging need to…
Sorry, Charlie
i. OF COURSE RELIGION IS the problem. For anyone who, understandably, would say it’s a political issue and not a religious issue, I aver that so many of our…
Mathias Kunzli: Playground
Approximately once a year I’ll choose one album to recommend to my fed-up or uninitiated friends who insist nothing new is happening in music. You know these people, you may…
2014: Time To Die, Part One
2014: In pace requiescat! Theme video for this annual series (especially instructive for those not familiar with the title or the photo, above): 1/14/14: Another one gone way too soon.…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Sex (In Fiction)
WRITING ABOUT SEX is like engaging in sex: it’s hard. Or, it should be. It’s that time of year again, where we can count on three things: shopping-related stress during…
My Most Embarrassing Thanksgiving Memory?
Question: What was your most embarrassing Thanksgiving moment ever? Answer: I’ve got nothing here. I mean, I was raised in an Irish-Italian Catholic household so there were two things we…
The Moody Blues: Masters of the Mini Epic
The Moody Blues have not aged particularly well. And that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. To be sure, more than a handful of their songs are as timeless as any…
Jon Madof’s Brilliant Corners: Zion80 ‘Adramelech’
Jon Madof has been making many people—like this fan—happy for over a decade. The scope of his projects, particularly the trio he masterminds, Rashanim, has been a source of ceaseless…