It’s 1982; I am 10, and my brother is going on a trip and my folks are going to watch his daughters for him. To help keep them occupied, he loans us this magical new device called a “Video Cassette Recorder.” We knew VCRs existed, but here was this magical…

The Table (Story contains adult language, themes, and discussion of self-harm; reader discretion advised.) Al would have hated his funeral. No, seriously, if there was anything Al Morrison hated while we were stationed and deployed together, it was being called “hero.” “Jesus fucking Christ,” he’d said once when we’d gotten…

Finally watched “Get Out.” There’s a thousand things to praise about the direction and writing, but the best thing for me was Jordan Peele pointing out the foundations of racism are envy and jealousy. Really, really an idea well worth turning over in your head for a while.

I received something wonderful this morning: My first rejection notice for my novel from a publisher. “Dan,” I hear you say, “you’ve forgotten what the word ‘wonderful’ means.” I promise I have not. I’ve been writing most of my life. …

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