Our Lady of Pain by Elena Forbes 8 min on the F train B stopped and considered her mother. Today was the day she’d been holding her breath for, the other shoe had dropped. There wasn’t a sparkle of recognition in Ma’s gold flecked eyes, just a polite query. “No Read more
I am grateful my curiosity has not gone this far. And this is the day to give thanks… in America. My first American Thanksgiving involved a vegan feast of epic proportions and the seitan induced bloat lasted the entire four day weekend. That was sixteen years ago and I still Read more
tea menu @ Ezra’s Pound, Dupont 8 min @ the above This is serious. Not life threatening, but my life as I know it is at risk of irreparable change and it will not feel good… Stop it, you understood every word I said and you have to help me. Read more
NOW magazine “Fare Game” theatre review 8 min @ Hub coffeehouse The ghost had never ventured to the ‘front of house’. She had always remained in the dressing room and backstage area. Walter knew this meant more than the end of the run. He knew everything about the ghost and Read more
overheard at Ezra’s Pound 8 min @ Ezra’s Pound, Dupont St. “Say something!” We’ve been in this standoff for fifteen minutes according to the industrial sized clock on the studio wall. I have accepted so many things over our three years. I have accepted you just as you are. You’re Read more
As time passes and the cells tire I find my vice count dwindling. Some things I’ve simply gotten smarter about, like smoking. There is still a Pavlovian trigger when I see an image or movie from France, Spain or Italy, but the desire to follow through and actually stick a Read more
The Godfather by Mario Puzo 8 min @ The Tampered Press, TO The center will not hold and things will fall apart. You told me that would happen but I didn’t care. I wanted what I wanted and what I wanted was you. I didn’t care how much of it Read more
Birds of Jamaica by Frank Bernal 8 min @ Noir Coffee & Tea, TO Kate and Robin hadn’t said a complete sentence to each other since 1995. Quite a feat in their garrulous and extended Irish family. Kate facilitated the arrangement by constantly being on assignment with Doctors Without Borders Read more