Stay Soft, Please.Maybe I’m wrong about this, but I’m pretty sure America is the only place in the entire world where you can regularly spot a large caliber…Jan 192Jan 192
In Love with the Underdog (Car)I was at a car show in Doylestown over the summer one night. Amidst a slew of “boomer classics” like Ford Mustangs, Chevy Bel Airs (coupes…Dec 7, 202494235Dec 7, 202494235
How a Fictional Cop from Baltimore and a Real One from New York Changed my Life“That’s not for you, Gabriel.” That was a near-constant refrain of my mother, a short, serious librarian who had very clear ideas about…Sep 20, 20242Sep 20, 20242
When the Theatre is Small; the Love is LargeFinding blood in your underwear is never a good thing. It’s particularly bad if you find blood in your underwear when you’re mid-way…Jul 23, 202419Jul 23, 202419
Maybe Growing Up is Realizing Wes Anderson is Full of ShitI saw Rushmore in the theatre with a friend who is no longer my friend. Nothing “happened” with us. In fact, a few years after we saw…Jun 25, 2024922Jun 25, 2024922
Why I Visit the Cemetery Where My Parents Will One Day Be“Are you alright?” my mother asked me one day a year or two ago.Apr 18, 2024Apr 18, 2024
Police Suicide: A Failure to Look for the HelpersIt’s interesting to me that law enforcement has been keeping, collecting, and analyzing data on police officers assaulted or killed in…Feb 19, 202425Feb 19, 202425
On The Inevitable Lightness of Democracy’s Death SpiralIt’s the New Hampshire Primary tonight so, naturally, I’m thinking about the scene in the John Waters film “Pecker” where Edward Furlong…Jan 24, 202412Jan 24, 202412
Memories of a Psych Hospital SantaJust as there are Santa's at shopping malls and at your local fire station’s Christmas morning pancake breakfast, there are Santa's in…Dec 23, 2023512Dec 23, 2023512
This Suicide Awareness Month: Go Ahead; Politicize Suicide Prevention“Don’t politicize suicide prevention,” they say, while forcing LGBTQIA+ kids into the shadows and into the closet.Sep 23, 20232Sep 23, 20232
If You See Something (Should You) Say Something(?):I’d like to write a funny essay today, but I don’t feel funny or feel like being funny. Maybe it’s too hot to be funny. Maybe it’s because…Jul 20, 2023Jul 20, 2023
America’s Love Letter from an Immigrant’s SonMy father came here from Israel in 1972, to go to college — the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences, to be exact (it isn’t there…Jul 4, 2023Jul 4, 2023
Woke Ramblings of a Snowflake Libtard Father of Two About to Turn 43Today, it’s May 8, 2023, and I’m wondering if I have the ability to post a recipe, or a prose-poem about doing laundry, or a shopping list…May 8, 20231May 8, 20231
Matching Your Energy: The Police, Violence, and Mental Illness in AmericaBeginning on January 1, 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, for those who like acronyms and lightly buttered toast) began a…Mar 17, 2023Mar 17, 2023
Suicide Prevention’s Biggest Problem: It Never “Gets Better”I recently started an “Ask Me Anything” about mental health and suicide prevention on my Instagram, and I have some pretty mixed feelings…Feb 13, 202317Feb 13, 202317
Let’s All Grow the Fuck UpFrom December 1-December 31, I made 72 cents off my writing on Medium. I know, you’re probably swirling in a tempest of jealousy. What can…Jan 20, 20231Jan 20, 20231
The City of Joy’s Unintentional Ambassador“Ey,” Kay said to me on the bed at our Air BNB in Kolkata, “do you think you want to propose to me now?”Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
The Only Way to Prevent Firearm Suicide in AmericaTrigger warning: suicide & satire.Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022