The Dapper DonHow to not be a Climate Refugee by 2060Late last summer, I went to an exhibit on display in Fort Tilden on the western end of the Rockaway Penninsula. My friend was getting paid…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
The Dapper DonDarwinian Infrastructure to Buy When Rockaway Sinks: SaltmeadowWhy does speculation always come packaged so nicely? Why is it when kids from Broad Channel swim in Jamaica Bay, they’re ‘rats’ but when a…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
The Dapper DonIn the Waiting Room of the AfterlifeTime left me open to the possibility of its permanence. Disparate glimpses slosh around my head and tussle for my attention. I’d have…Nov 20, 2017Nov 20, 2017
The Dapper Donminimalists.I’ve seen a lot of poetry collections that seem like a waste of fucking paper. More than three-quarters of each page will be blank. Some of…Oct 20, 2017Oct 20, 2017
The Dapper DonFrom Archie Bunker to Alec BaldwinWhen I was growing up, my father would occasionally bemoan the loss of what he referred to as the “Archie Bunker” type. Archie Bunker to…Sep 4, 2017Sep 4, 2017
The Dapper DonPete’sDimitri (if you had to think of a more stereotypically Greek name) stands at the counter of Pete’s Famous Diner every day except Sunday…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
The Dapper DonMacAt first, we didn’t know what to call him. Maybe Squidward because his nose was his most prominent feature. Pushed in against his face and…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017