Journalism

Book Review: Don’t You Forget About Me

Book Reviews

Don’t You Forget About Me Contemporary Writers on the Films of John Hughes “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it” This collection of essays, edited by Jaime Clarke, was a wonderfully painful read. It brought back a lot of memories. John Hughes’ films […]

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A Report From The Road

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The weather has gone bad in Baltimore. It’s late at night and I’m staring at myself in a hotel mirror. The family and I are returning from a trip to Disney World. Fifteen hours ago we left Orlando in a vain attempt to outrun the storm that put us here. Florida was everything you’d expect […]

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The Wave Books Poetry Bus Tour

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The bus has come and gone…. The Poets are coming. The Poets are coming. Tomorrow night The Wave Books Poetry Bus Tour rolls into Providence, stopping at the First Unitarian Church on Benevolent Street. The series of performances, billed as “the most ambitious poetry tour ever attempted,” are a move away from poetry’s stuffy reputation. […]

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One Month, One Novel

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Without a hard and fast deadline, many of life’s great projects get pushed off into the realm of “some day.” Everyone procrastinates, perpetually putting off that trip to Europe, learning French or writing the Great American Novel. It’s too easy, after working all day, to come home, eat dinner and pass out in front of […]

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Slowhand

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Growing up I never learned how to play an instrument. Two weeks ago I decided to change that. It’s been gnawing at me for a while. Now my fingers hurt and my brain aches. But for a few classes in junior high I never studied music. It might be too late to become a rock […]

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Local Golfer Impaled By 5 Iron

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In honor of the U.S. open here’s a golf related column…. The man I’m talking to is insane. He’s drooling all over himself with rage. He can’t get the words out fast enough. His heart rate must be approaching its limit. And I’m not sure why. The thing is, I don’t care. I’m having a […]

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Insomnia Strikes

Newspaper Columns

Warren Zevon once sang, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” Those are wise words from the late signer songwriter. However, he was speaking metaphorically. I REALLY can’t sleep. In fact I haven’t gotten more than a few consecutive hours in weeks. This kind of deprivation takes a toll. I’m cracking up. It’s 2 a.m. and here […]

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Hunter Thompson and the Truth of the Situation

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originally titled Gonzo To The End… but that’s all wrong. In his author’s note to 1977’s The Great Shark Hunt, (a book of his collected works) Hunter S. Thompson wrote, “I have already lived the life I planned to live.” He was 40 at the time. Little did Thompson know that he’d have 25 plus […]

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A Report From The Road

Newspaper Columns

The weather has gone bad in Baltimore. It’s late at night and I’m staring at myself in a hotel mirror. The family and I are returning from a trip to Disney World. Fifteen hours ago we left Orlando in a vain attempt to outrun the storm that put us here. Florida was everything you’d expect […]

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David Wellington: Monster of the Internet Novel

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“The hunger swelled inside Dick, turned inside him, threatened to consume him. It was bigger than he was and he lacked any kind of willpower or ego to fight against it.” That’s just a taste of David Wellington. I dig zombies, especially in movies like Night of the Living Dead, and 28 Days Later.The walking […]

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