Story Excerpts

Fiction - Novel
The Sound of Money
Musician gets mixed up with the mob
My Year as a Clown
Chuck Morgan confronts single life when his wife of twenty years leaves for another man.
Creative Non-Fiction
Somalia and Soccer
Mogadischu is New Orleans fourteen years out if nobody came to the rescue.
Nashville Gold
Selling songs in Nashville is like trying to strike it rich after the gold rush
On the Mat
Yoga is part of my everyday life, so is writing; this blog bridges the gap
The Connecticut Philadelphian
Die-hard Philly Sports Fan Blogs in CT Despite the Losing
The Harvard Wedding and Lunch with Fidel
A Struggling writer can't face business school friends at a wedding
Short Stories -- Fiction
Chaperone
Dad takes son to a hard core rock show and relives teen age years
The Jersey Cowboy
High school football star graduates to the union docks
Coming Home
Davida must decide what to do about her father's return from prison
Weekly Essay Archive
A Writer's Journal
Web postings dating back to June 2003

World Champs

October 30, 2008

The Philadelphia Phillies, the gold standard of baseball -- it's hard to believe...

I've waited 28 years for this...

Classic -- a two day game.

To be honest, I was nervous down to the last pitch.

And the Philly fan, amidst the biggest thrill in this city in three decades, when Bud Selig came out to award (more…)

Only in Philly

October 27, 2008

I've waited 28 years for this -- a World Series Championship -- Cole Hamels was pitching well enough to win - but the rain started and it's after 11 and the game is in delay and I can't stay up --

So if they complete it tonight, I'll be asleep...

Unbelievable....

And if they finish tomorrow -- all the momentum from (more…)

What will I be for Halloween?

October 26, 2008

Someone asked me what I was going to be this Halloween...

My response:

A writer, can't think of anything more scary.

Real Baseball

October 25, 2008

Tags: Game Three

Back to Philly 1-1 is much better then down 2-0 considering how poor we hit with men on base -- having said that, we could have been up 2-0.

What stuck out the most about these two games for me is the DH -- how it simplifies things in a way that makes it a very different experience.

I (more…)

Is it a race, or is it race?

October 20, 2008

Headed to the gym after watching Colin Powell announce his backing of Obama and in the locker room I ran into a friend, a private equity type who does quite well even in these times – I said, "You might be a republican, but Colin Powell just endorsed Obama, I think this is big news, (more…)