A Day with my Daughter
The other day I was fortunate enough to have my day off synch up with my daughter’s. There is a ramen place in Easton we’d wanted to try, so we headed off to Mister Lee’s Noodles, located within the Easton … Continued
What a Lucky Break!
I love to collect old books. There, I said it. Books. Paper, ink, that old book smell. I grew up in Brooklyn and used to visit this awesome used book store on King’s Highway. I felt like I was in … Continued
How Far Have I Come? FREE DOWNLOAD!
So I’ve kept a few things from my childhood that have stayed with me over the, er, many years, since then. I have handwritten stories in ancient spiral notebooks, report cards, and assorted odds and ends that would mean little … Continued
Amazon to Open First Manhattan Bookstore
Online retailing giant Amazon.com Inc. plans to open its first New York City bookstore in Manhattan’s Time Warner Center, the company said. Source: Amazon to Open First Manhattan Bookstore Brooklyn will always be in my heart, no matter where I’ve … Continued
When I’m Not Writing…
I wonder what people think about writers these days. Do you envision us hunched over a rickety wooden desk beneath the flickering oil lamp, dribbling an ebony trail from the tip of the quill back to the inkpot? Or, do … Continued
VISITOR – What is it?
The simple answer is, VISITOR is a science-fiction novel I wrote. But that is like saying an oak is just a tree. It’s absolutely true, yet unsatisfying and incomplete. What kind of tree? What shape are the leaves? What is the trunk’s … Continued
How I became a writer
My life changed forever when I was ten years old, and my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Friedman, gave us a writing assignment. The assignment itself has long escaped my memory, but the story I wrote involved the flowers on my … Continued
Rest in Peace, Mr. Klugman
I am sorrowful to learn of Jack Klugman’s passing. He may not have been the most renown actor, but his roles meant a great deal to me as a child, and have remained with me throughout my adulthood. Of course, the Odd … Continued
Comic Con 2012
Comic Con was quite the experience. I went to one when I was like 15, possibly the same event but (ahem) a few years ago and it was nothing like this. Tons of comics, of course, but so much more. … Continued