I spent the better part of two years writing my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir, Romance, and Tragic Musical Comedy. It was a complete obsession that led to a breakdown. Then therapy. Then this blog. The book is the single greatest achievement of my life, and whether anyone recognizes that achievement […]
Category: Stories
I Need a Wife or a Chef – New Orleans Travelogue Part 7
This is an excerpt from my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir, Romance, and Tragic Musical Comedy. The first section is available for free. If you haven’t read a sample from my book yet, I’d recommend starting with chapter one. The book is also available on Amazon. Chapter 7. I Need a Wife or […]
American Spirit – New Orleans Travelogue Part 6
This is an excerpt from my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir, Romance, and Tragic Musical Comedy. The first section is available for free. If you haven’t read a sample from my book yet, I’d recommend starting with chapter one. The book is also available on Amazon. Chapter 6. American Spirit […]
Grand Finale: Three Unforgettable Days in July (a Story and a Song)
July 4, 2018. The last day I ever spoke to my grandma. Her last trip around the sun. I completed the rough demo for “I Can’t Make You Stay,” a song I wrote shortly after learning of her terminal diagnosis (recording below). It’s about death as much as it is about love, to me anyway, […]
“Because You Love Me” – How My Grandma and Lady Gaga Inspired the Sentimental Duet!
I’m a strange combination of cynic and romantic. And I remember being in a good mood when I wrote “Because You Love Me.” I wasn’t in love or happy at the time, but I was feeling generally okay and sort of playful I guess, for whatever reason. A Productive Week I wrote “Because You Love […]
My Date with an Extrovert from the Hamptons – An Evening of Exposure Therapy
“Your grammar is kind of turning me on, I won’t lie,” I said to Claire, a girl I’d met on the dating app Bumble. “And sorry about the comma splice.” “I do take pride in my grammar!” Claire responded. We’d been going back and forth for a few days on the app. After conservations about […]
Memories (the Morning After) – New Orleans Travelogue Part 5
This is an excerpt from my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir, Romance, and Tragic Musical Comedy. The first section is available for free. If you haven’t read a sample from my book yet, I’d recommend starting with chapter one. The book is also available on Amazon. Chapter 5. Memories (the Morning After) After […]
Current Events – New Orleans Travelogue Part 4
This is an excerpt from my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir, Romance, and Tragic Musical Comedy. The first section is available for free. If you haven’t read a sample from my book yet, I’d recommend starting with chapter one. The book is also available on Amazon. * * * Chapter 4. […]
The Two Step of Deceit
After an extended sabbatical from songwriting, I began composing new music again in the winter of 2019. “The Two of Deceit” was my first new song in at least five years, maybe more. I originally composed the track in a major key. It featured bizarre references to missions and politicians. President Obama received a shout […]
Heroes, Villains, and Lawyers – New Orleans Travelogue Part 3
This is an excerpt from my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir, Romance, and Tragic Musical Comedy. The first section is available for free. If you haven’t read a sample from my book yet, I’d recommend starting with chapter one. The book is also available on Amazon. Chapter 3. Heroes, Villains, […]