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Many Moments More


Works of Fourth of July art
Tuesday 7/4/23 Wanted to do a round-up of works that to me are perfect for the Fourth of July--a nice compendium for the digging in. The...
Jul 4, 20237 min read


Milan Lucic, the 2023-24 Boston "We Love Nostalgia and Choking" Bruins, sports writing
Monday 7/3/23 Can tell you this about the 2023-24 Boston Bruins: They're going to lead the league in nostalgia and warm fuzzies for...
Jul 3, 20235 min read


"Anyone can start"
Sunday 7/2/23 C: Read "Sodomize" and let me know what you think? J: I will J: Tonight J: Then you can send me "Mouse" for the girls C:...
Jul 2, 20231 min read


Recent writing rundown and an anniversary
Sunday 7/2/23 This was not the plan, but I went back into "What the Mouse Knew" and made some changes. One of them was actually kind of...
Jul 2, 20235 min read


"Don't Be Scared of the Ball," short story excerpt
Saturday 7/1/23 We were playing baseball at the park and as usual, Clayton was kicking ass with his fielding talent, just totally...
Jul 1, 20234 min read


On writing: A supernova is not necessarily more grand than an old cat dying
Saturday 7/1/23 This exchange began about this radio interview I did regarding four Anton Chekhov stories. I think it's interesting. P:...
Jul 1, 20233 min read


"It is I, bitches!"
Thursday 6/29/23 As I was departing today to go to Charlestown to run stairs in the Monument, Facebook sent me one of those anniversary...
Jun 29, 20233 min read


Power, silence, and why it should be easier to connect than ever and why we don't
Thursday 6/29/23 The way I think power works is that if you took five million people and gave them what they perceive as power--note my...
Jun 29, 20236 min read


You can't fake voice
Wednesday 6/28/23 It's real or it isn't. This is from a story called "Just Lace," which was begun this morning. *** I’m not sure if I...
Jun 28, 20237 min read


Off-season Bruins thoughts
Tuesday 6/27/23 The Bruins won as many major regular season individual awards last night as they did playoff games before their...
Jun 27, 20233 min read


Before you opinion
Monday 6/26/23 The Count Five are one of my all-time favorite bands. People think a garage band can only be so good. I could write one...
Jun 26, 20232 min read


Children behave
Sunday 6/25/23 An avowed love for what one could call a quintessential piece of bubblegum rock might suggest we’ve paid a call on the...
Jun 25, 20233 min read


Quirky, possibly accurate ways of looking at Dave Kingman, Jonathan Papelbon, Billy Smith
Sunday 6/25/23 Yesterday I encountered someone stating what they believed to be a fact that Dave Kingman--the mighty Kong--was second in...
Jun 25, 20232 min read


Says a lot
Sunday 6/25/23 I wrote for luck They sent me you I sent for juice You gave me poison I hold the line You form a queue I've been listening...
Jun 25, 20231 min read


Every ten steps
Saturday 6/24/23 I didn't do a great job in the Monument today. In fact, I had a rather poor showing. I wanted to do ten circuits, and I...
Jun 25, 20235 min read


Not the burying
Saturday 6/24/23 I ran 40,000 stairs this past week that for me ended yesterday. Worked more on "Someone Who Knew Things." I can...
Jun 24, 20238 min read


Goodbye, drops
Friday 6/23/23 A friendly man pulled up beside me yesterday as I was running back down the City Hall stairs and kept the pace for the...
Jun 23, 20232 min read


"Someone Who Knew Things," short story excerpt
Friday 6/23/23 One day he wears a shirt that says, by way of glib announcement, There Is Much That I Know. It’s meant to be incisive and...
Jun 23, 20235 min read


The writing of a story in three parts
Thursday 6/22/23 I said that this morning I wrote a story called "Someone Who Knew Things," which presently stands at 2600 words. I'm not...
Jun 22, 20234 min read


"Mouse" complete, Beatles Red Album done, hockey Hall of Fame, fitness goal
Thursday 6/22/23 Finally finished “What the Mouse Knew” yesterday and wanted to acknowledge that in this record. Perfect. Timeless. 1500...
Jun 22, 20233 min read


"She ain't gonna dm you," short story excerpt
Wednesday 6/21/23 A lot of times when you’re watching porn you’re watching videos of people who are dead. Look into it sometime. Search a...
Jun 21, 20232 min read


Exchanges
Wednesday 6/21/23 A friend calls me late last night and they're telling me how angry it makes them that there are these people who tell...
Jun 21, 20239 min read


Anywhere of consequence
Tuesday 6/20/23 The locks aren't going to hold. Ran 5000 stairs today, which brings the total for the week so far to 25,000. Here's a...
Jun 20, 20233 min read


Red Album/Beatles book excerpt
Tuesday 6/20/23 Falling in love with a musical act may take many forms. Love always requires a choice to go deeper, if it is truly love,...
Jun 20, 20232 min read
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