The ShabbylectualThe Significance of June 16th in the City of Love, City of Light or How Valentine’s Day is…June 16th. It’s a much more romantic date for a writer than Feb. 14th. Why?Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
The ShabbylectualThe Sad and Long-Standing Tale of the Tortured Female Artist on Sylvia Plath’s Death DayIt was 54 years ago today that Sylvia Plath took her life. I know no poetry more haunting, visceral, raw, and surreal than the restored…Feb 11, 2017Feb 11, 2017
The ShabbylectualInfinite Dissatisfaction in a Cruel Theater Called the WorldDavid Foster Wallace once said in an interview:Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
The ShabbylectualHow It All Began (or A Season in Methaline Falls)Once, if my memory serves me well, life was one long party where all wines flowed freely and all hearts opened wide — no, wait, that’s the…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017