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Happy Birthday, Mom!

October 15, 2008

I love ya!

Under Sparks, Over Lamb

October 6, 2008

THE FOURTH HOUSE has been on the market for a little over a year now and despite the corporate expectations that it would be in stores across the country by now, things have gone a little awry. It…

Ghost 3

September 19, 2008

Back to the topic of ghostwriting... (So, like, if "Ghost" was ghostwritten, would that be redundant?) Other than the proven ability to write a full-length book, what else makes a good ghostwriter?…

I Pity the Fools

August 8, 2008

Okay, so I promise to get back to the ghostwriting series ... soon. In the meantime, the Zulus (not to be confused with Zukuses) of Chendo stumble on. As you may recall, a bunch of young cement…

Definition of a Hate Crime

July 19, 2008

Sorry to break up the ghostwriting series, but a newsflash came across my desk via my old pal Tony from Pittsburgh, along with the local follow-up. I know I’m going to take heat for this, but I’m…

Boo, Too

July 9, 2008

Okay, so where were we? Oh yeah, ghostwriting. Funny thing happened with my last blog post. I mentioned the words "Donald Trump" and I got this really weird e-mail from some Trump-related…

Boo!

June 26, 2008

Okay, I may have alluded to this at one point or another, but to supplement the millions I have made writing THE FOURTH HOUSE (Dear IRS: That was sarcasm), I work as a ghostwriter. Needless to say,…

Stones

June 1, 2008

I think sometimes I should rename this blog, "Death and Food," or "Food and Death," which sounds an awful lot like a bit by comedian Eddie Izzard called "Cake or Death." I was back in Mountain City…

Bill Clinton Comes to Guntown

May 9, 2008

(Is it just me, or does it look like that little kid is trying to pepper spray President Clinton?) Mom sent me a newspaper clipping from Lantenengo County the other day that I read with great…

Career Day

May 7, 2008

High Technology High School in Lincroft, NJ is a pre-engineering academy. Like a lot of high schools, once a year they have Career Day. Unlike most other schools, since they are a pre-engineering…