No. 132 - From Manhattan to a Mobile Home
711 Words. 3 Minute Read.
I can’t bear the thought of losing my edge. For every experience in Manhattan, I need a place like this in Texas. It wasn’t by accident that I ended up here. Was it God or my subconscious? My money’s on both.
No. 131 - The Long Goodbye … to Cigarettes
872 Words. 3 Minute Read.
I made a New Year's resolution in college to start smoking. While everyone else swore them off, I swore them on.
No. 130 - Mornings in Texas with the Dead
585 Words. 2 Minute Read.
My mornings in Texas start with a cup of coffee on Lake Austin. I sit at a park table with my copy of Caro’s The Path to Power, watching steam escape from my cup. When a gust of wind hits, which is often, the foliage on massive oaks rattles like maracas, covering the pages of my paperback with crispy leaves.
No. 129 - When Frank Lloyd Wright Designs Your Life
489 Words. 2 Minute Read.
My architect was more Frank Lloyd Wright: indifferent to authority, a malcontent with a high IQ, a nonconformist in a cape.
No. 128 - Writing My First Play
624 Words. 2 Minute Read.
I wrote a play today. Actually, I finished writing a play today. I started it four days ago while waiting for a flight at the Atlanta airport.