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WRITING


Selected Work
I am currently putting together a book of essays, because that is the kind of snooty person I have become. It will be a compilation of some previously published work, some new work and perhaps a needlessly large, cross-referenced bibliography...or maybe a glossary to a made up language, like in Dune or A Clockwork Orange. But probably it'll just be the essays. But in a cool, marketable package with a strong point of view and great dust jacket.

Of course, I have not become so snooty that I've forgotten the allure of a free sample. So here you go. Eat up.

READ
  • Emasuclation in a Jiffy
    Nothing makes me feel less like a man than going for an oil change
    originally appeared in The Boston Phoenix
    And see the surprisingly vitriolic responses from random strangers.
  • Minority Report
    Have a Very Jewish Christmas...
    originally performed in WordPlay
  • Outdoor Eductaion
    The only real summer job I ever had was as a camp counselor...
    originally appeared in Fresh Yarn
    listen to the WordPlay reading here
  • Summoned
    My initial reaction was, "How the hell can I weasel out of this?"...
    originally appeared in Fresh Yarn
  • Psychic Babble
    Who knew that a little cheap soothsaying would turn out to be so costly?
    originally appeared in The Boston Phoenix
  • Making the cut
    Little did I know what my nephew’s bris-day honor would entail
    originally appeared in The Boston Phoenix
  • Let the Games be gone
    My grip on self-worth is tenuous enough without the Olympics rubbing 16-year-old gymnasts in my face
    originally appeared in The Boston Phoenix
    LISTEN
  • Listen IconTough-Love Graduation
    originally heard on Weekend America
  • Listen IconI Have a Dream
    originally heard on Weekend America
  • Listen IconThe Post Modern Ironic Wink
    originally heard on To The Best of Our Knowledge