After a fierce Monday blizzard in Buffalo that canceled my flight, I’m finally home Wednesday afternoon. It’s hard to fault the airline in such circumstances,… Read More »Back in the Queen City

Work has been slowed to next to nothing now that the holidays are upon us. My ride back home arrives in a few short moments… Read More »At the Curb

I adhere to a strict schedule while home in western New York for Christmas. All those months away from family and childhood familiarity are compressed… Read More »Holiday Schedule

You don’t need a MacBook to be a writer. You don’t need a Taylor Acoustic to write good songs. You don’t need leather-bound journals to… Read More »What I Tell Myself

I cringe sometimes when I read my old Niceness posts, the snarky ones. I even deleted a few after some of those same posts popped… Read More »Journalism Ethics, Herd Mentality

Ever thought about a donation to a charity as a Christmas gift? Me neither, but it’s brilliant. For my parents and grandmother, I made a… Read More »Need a Gift Idea?

Many months ago, I abandoned a short story that was nearly complete and forgot about it. Today, while fumbling around WordPress, I spotted the story… Read More »“They” @ The Niceness

Many months ago, I abandoned a short story that was nearly complete and forgot about it. Today, while fumbling around WordPress, I spotted the story… Read More »"They" @ The Niceness

I’ve got a fat book of Charles Bukowski poems resting by my bedside. Some nights out of the week, before bed, I’ll read a few… Read More »Air and Light and Time and Space

Ah, you see it’s a Monday night, and I should be at the Evening Muse’s stellar open mic, playing some songs, meeting people and trading… Read More »Sega