Writing
What's the deal with Seinfeld syndrome?
Instead of leaning about people, their interests, and their quirks, I had settled for a series of incongruous stop and chats, in which personalities were exchanged merely on the side of quips.
The confession
How I savored that shrill- / Voiced excuse echoing in our / Bedroom but it was of / No use; it wouldn’t do.
The baggage that comes with a love letter
One man's attempt to write a love letter.
How to chase a beacon in the literary dark
A senior's brush with Jonathan Franzen launches him into existential somersaults.
How super heroes-in-training pick up chicks
Even super heroes who work at Starbucks have girl problems.
Revenge is a dish best served on Facebook
The marginal effects of your Facebook fans and statuses.
The trepidation of an unusual arrest
The sirens hadn’t been on when the policemen drove up to the bar, but now they screamed through the night.
Home away from Halloween
Celebrating Halloween Parisian-style.
Rhyme and grime
A day in the life of a construction worker.
What's lost when you spend your Halloween with homework?
You could be dressing up like a dinosaur, trick or treating or chowing down your candy. Instead, you're here. Studying.
A devilish meeting of monsters
A dream of creatures and cravings.
Crossing the threshold
The stranger reaches out blindly/ Toward the illuminating door.
Poetry Mondays takes you on a ride
I hear the whispers in the wind/ that aren't alone in watching me.
Thirty blocks to home
A New Yorker's meditation on lemon poppy seed muffins, her father, and the city blocks they walked together each day.
Becoming Lex and embracing the villain inside
Ever wonder what it's like sharing the same name an an arch-villian? Just ask Lex.
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