The Psychology and Mythology of the Mother Complex

I think a lot about mothers and my mother in particular. A male character in my yet-to-be-published novel, “Dancing with the Dream Family,” admits to his girlfriend that he always looked in on his mother, who lived with him, on returning from…

On Leaving Las Vegas

I’ve been trying to get out of town, out of Las Vegas, out of Sin City. I have been trying to get away from the bloody massacre in Vegas, the thoughts and prayers anthems, the babble about bumper stocks, and the same choreographed political dance we witnessed after the Sandy Hook massacre of…

This Summer. This Year.

(or what’s been going on … more than writing)

Media Disruption and the Threat from Big Tech

I have been reading about the disruption and the premature death of print magazines for the last twenty five years but every time I browse the magazine newsstand at New York City’s Grand Central Station I am reminded how vibrant the market remains…

The Wars a Mother and Daughter Carry

World War I doesn’t come up much in conversation. I noticed that Senator John McCain referred to it during a speech at the Naval Academy recently. He warned against isolationism and fascism, two forces that propelled countries into what was really the First World…