Humor Writing
In the '90s I assembled an "occasional" newsletter, headed with an original essay.
How I Found Myself Swashbuckling On The High Seas During My Desert Vacation
Who knows how these things begin? You're sitting at a Las Vegas lunch counter. One minute an old man
is asking if you know what time it is, and the next minute he's got his
psyche all over your aura telling you what color it is....
Shaggy Dogs and Immaculate Kisses
So there is a woman standing in the middle of the sidewalk for minutes
on end, gazing at her companion at the other end of the leash--who anyway
at this moment is completely absorbed in a certain 6-by-6-inch square of
sidewalk he is thinking of as Darling....
Marveling at Casual Magic
So I'm watching a dear friend chop an onion,
and I'm thinking I've never seen anything so expertly done. ...
Fauna In Metropolis
My upstairs neighbor has cats. The first I heard them was the night after I saw Interview
with the Vampire, and I thought they were large rats. Large, sprightly
rats, bounding, full of blood, across the floor....
