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My Reputation…

He started it.

On a sunny August morning in Paris at the French offices of a multinational corporate octopus I unknowingly brought a gun to a knife fight.

Lupe

One Sunday evening in October of 1981 I wobbled up to the baggage claim at the international airport in São Paulo, Brazil, wondering whether the previous 26 hours had been a nightmare or a fantasy.

Midlife Crisis

In the early 2000’s I was 53 and leaving middle age.  I was wondering what’s next when some nasty questions popped up.  Like.  Have I accomplished anything worthwhile? What’s next?  How much hair can I grow from my ears, nose and eyebrows?  Do those ED drugs really work?

The Gremlin – A Reading

Here’s a video of me reading a story in February 2020 before Covid brought the world to its knees.

Burying a Monk

At the first funeral I ever attended I ended up in the grave.

Liar Liar – Pants on Fire

Forgive me, I’m an accountant.  It’s a problem that the therapy and
drugs have failed to cure.

Thou Shall Not lie

This story belongs to my sister, Margaret, but she’s not here to defend it. So here goes.

Choking

I once committed murder with a violin on public radio.      It changed my life forever.

Finding Solly

Years ago the Chicago police pulled me over and I found myself living in Nelson Algren’s world.

Francisco

On a summer day in 1980 while driving back to the office in my fifteen year old TR6, a British sports car, I realized no one taught me anything about any of this.

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