The future grows from the stories we tell.
After the turkey and presents and watching the aluminum tree light up in red, yellow, and green from the floor-mounted spinning gels, all of us little kids would start asking one another if we thought Good Witch Bad Witch would pay us a visit.
As an art critic, Gary Faigin reminded me of an amusement park aficionado recounting his latest roller coaster ride. He passed away on September 6, 2025. In his memory, I’m reposting a couple artifacts from “Off the Pedestal”, an art podcast pilot we produced together in 2013.
As I walked through the aisles of off-brand merchandise, dented cleaning supplies, As-Seen-on-TV products, and almost-expired candy, the Eagles “New Kid In Town” played on the store sound system.
I can’t stand losing. Especially when I think I’m in the right. It’s enough to make me gnash my teeth, blow smoke out of my nose, and roar with fiery rage.
Eight years ago, though, I learned an ancient story that led me to reconsider my relationship with antagonists.
If you remember to bring all your ingredients to room temperature, you’ll have time for cake even in the most dire circumstances.
Working with Thomas Edison wasn’t as magical as my first cousin, 3 times removed, hoped. But, I learned a lot about the cost of career success from the reflections of Walter E Holland and his wife, Alice.
My dad taught my Sunday School class for a brief time when I was fifteen. […]
“She Will Survive”9″x12″Ink and Comic Book Cutout on Board 12/18/18 Dazzler cut from vintage copy […]
The last thing I wanted to do was impose on her heavenly hereafter. She deserved some time to do what she wanted. I promised I’d let her be dead in peace. But eighteen months into her eternal rest, I needed my mother real bad.
For all the times that that machine let us down, failed to make our life much easier… it came through when it really mattered.
