Johnny BingoA new challenger appears: 2One of the dogs got ahold of my right shoe when I visited my inlaws two weeks ago. Within mere seconds, the laces were thoroughly chewed…1d ago1d ago
Johnny BingoA new challenger appears: 1I’m a 55-year-old man who’s out of work at the moment, technically speaking. No, I‘m not lazy; I’m only back in school for the first time…3d ago3d ago
Johnny BingoThe reader at 55I’ve been making a real effort lately to slow things down, to shift my days into a lower gear, to not rush through the hours like my ass is…Jun 20Jun 20
Johnny BingoSo, what are you going to do about it?You know, I feel good when I write. Damn good. Even when I write poorly, I still feel good. Not as good as I do on the good days— — though…May 30May 30
Johnny BingoA change of gearsLook, I know the last couple of posts were self-serious—far too self-serious, probably. I was trying to say something real about myself…May 22May 22
Johnny BingoWe have deficiencies within, all of us…So it’s a gray Saturday in Vancouver. Ate cereal and toast in the kitchen this morning while finishing a terrific Alice Munro story called…May 18May 18
Johnny BingoAnd what kind of a man are you exactly?For several years now I have considered writing a guide to being a man. A man needs this, a man needs that, and so forth. This “guide”…May 13May 13
Johnny BingoFinding an Apartment in NYC: 6Jape’s den of iniquity was only a few short blocks west of the coffee shop. The pair of us hoofed it along 13th Street like a couple of…Feb 12Feb 12
Johnny BingoFinding Apartment: 5Jape led me to an apartment building down one of the umpteen narrow side streets in the West Village. I wished I’d left a trail of…Jan 4Jan 4
Johnny BingoHow to Find an Apartment in NYC: 4Jape and I had an impromptu catch-up over a pair of late afternoon gin martinis at the 21 Club. He kept peering at his perfectly gorgeous…Jan 3Jan 3
