The Year of Mercy is Over, so How About a Year of Vengeance?
Mom gave me the good news over the phone two weekends ago. St. Agnes, my old home town’s cathedral, was going to close its Holy Doors of Mercy a week early. The Year of Mercy had ended. I couldn’t have been … Continued
What Happened to Saturday Night Live?
It happened again Saturday night. My wife was on the couch, I was in the recliner, and we were watching Saturday Night Live. Halfway through one of their skits, as regular as church bells, she asked, “Is this really the … Continued
Halloween Postmortem: Have You Ever Fired Your Spouse?
Another year, another Halloween come and gone. The pumpkin we carved Dracula into lies rotting in the garbage can. The hanging skeleton, the boneyard, the tombstones? Boxed and in the garage. My daughter’s octopus costume spreads its foamy tentacles across … Continued
Pandora’s Sax: Jerry Jazz Musician’s Short Fiction Contest Winner
Great news: my short story Pandora’s Sax won Jerry Jazz Musician’s 43rd short fiction contest. Previously, it was one of the ten finalists in the Austin Chronicle’s 2015 Short Story Contest. You can read Pandora’s Sax here: Jerry Jazz Musician.
5 Ways to Embrace Failure
I know what you’re thinking. Me? A failure? No way, dude. You’re not talking about me. Let me break it to you. I am! Come on, admit it, you suck at something. No matter how bright, talented, or athletic you … Continued