Happy Birthday Chazz: Mingus at 93
Sean MurphyToday would have been (and, still is) Charles Mingus’s 93rd birthday. I’ve written about him...
April 15, 1985: THE FIGHT
IT PROBABLY SAYS SOMETHING about evolution that younger generations see the future as expansive, malleable...
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Five)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Four)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Three)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part Two)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
Now’s The Time, A Short Story (Part One)
The life and times of a minor jazz legend are recounted through his narrated memories....
“Mad Men” Eulogies: Don’s Bottle*
YOU DID IT. (You didn’t really think you could keep up that pace, did...
In Defense of Stephen King
FACT: STEPHEN KING, the most successful author of our time, arguably toils more diligently than any...
On April Fools’ Day: Celebrating America’s Irreplaceable Court Jester
Take this joke, please. Or this one: Funny, for sure. But cut with way more...