From Manhattan to a Mobile Home
711 Words. 3 Minute Read.
I can’t bear the thought of losing my edge. For every experience in Manhattan, I need a place like this in Texas. It wasn’t by accident that I ended up here. Was it God or my subconscious? My money’s on both.
The Long Goodbye - to Cigarettes
874 Words. 3 Minute Read.
I made a New Year's resolution in college to start smoking. While everyone else swore them off, I swore them on.
Mornings in Texas with the Dead
585 Words. 2 Minute Read.
My mornings in Texas start with a cup of coffee on Lake Austin. I sit at a park table with my copy of Caro’s The Path to Power, watching steam escape from my cup. When a gust of wind hits, which is often, the foliage on massive oaks rattles like maracas, covering the pages of my paperback with crispy leaves.
When Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Your Life
489 Words. 2 Minute Read.
My architect was more Frank Lloyd Wright: indifferent to authority, a malcontent with a high IQ, a nonconformist in a cape.
Writing My First Play
624 Words. 2 Minute Read.
I wrote a play today. Actually, I finished writing a play today. I started it four days ago while waiting for a flight at the Atlanta airport.