I like to write in first person.  There is an immediacy to it that I enjoy, that need to get deeply into the head of a single character.  I also appreciate the limitations of it — being forced to only report on what a specific person can sense works for me as a writer.  It [...]

First of all, let me say for the record that my wife will probably object to being deemed responsible for all of these songs.  And, of course, she’s right.  Some of these I can blame on my children — yeah, I’m looking at you, four-year-old who loves Pocketful of Sunshine.  Really the culprit for these [...]

Pretty much the only sitcom that I still watch is going off the air with a one-hour finale tonight.  Maybe.  Unless ABC decides to renew it.  But even if it comes back, it will likely be without key cast members and Bill Lawrence, who created and drove the show.
I am going to miss Scrubs.  It [...]

I don’t really need to say much about Talking Heads.  One of my favorite bands.  I can listen to Heaven or This Must Be the Place (naive melody) all day on repeat.  Really.  All day.  Repeat.  There are only a few bands where I can work my way happily through two to three dozen of [...]

Nothing says good fun to me like a brutal post-apocalyptic dystopia.  Or maybe not.  Seriously, dissolving the very fabric of society, then tossing some unfortunate and more-or-less noble characters into the mix can make for a compelling read as you become a voyeur watching these people suffer and hopefully survive.  But the whole experience can [...]

I like finding new music.  There’s always a little thrill to come across a new band or singer and just fall in love.  And I admit, I enjoy it just a little bit more when it isn’t something that everyone else has heard (though I’m not going to not buy something just because it is [...]