Dear Self-Appointed Schedule Makers of the World, Yes, Chairperson Beerman H. Brewer and Secretary Car F. N. Dealerson, I’m talking to you. Directly and without
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My Stupid Question: What Writers Are Reading (and Writing)
Grace Paley was the keynote speaker of the first writing conference I ever attended: the 2007 Juniper Summer Writing Institute. In fact, her involvement with
Very Superstitious by Frank Morelli
One of my favorite musical artists of all time is Stevie Wonder. His album, Innervisions, ranks close to the top of a list I’ve tentatively
A Piano at the Airport by Joe Mills
Dear Wayne County Airport Authority, Recently I had connecting flights through the Detroit Metro airport, and I had a couple of hours to kill. I
The Sports Villain by Frank Morelli
I have a problem. I don’t like to admit it, but it’s a big one and it’s been plaguing me for years. Decades even. I
Choices, Regrets, and Wild Wild Lives by Joe Mills
In Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series, a man who has lived 15,000 years gets crushed by a building, and he tells Death that he did pretty
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