Stories

Love Songs and Suicide – The Book with a Soundtrack

I spent the better part of two years writing my first book, Love Songs and...

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...

American Spirit – New Orleans Travelogue Part 6

This is an excerpt from my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

Current Events – New Orleans Travelogue Part 4

This is an excerpt from my first book, Love Songs and Suicide: A Travel Memoir...

The Two Step of Deceit

After an extended sabbatical from songwriting, I began composing new music again in the winter...