Fade into 2026
Reflections on a good year, and a wonderful soul; plus, artist Nicole Newsted, a good cookie recipe, and 2026 Bingo. Hello reader, Happy New Year. When I reflect on 2025, I know that despite the headlines, it was full of blessings, from meaningful travel, to engrossing work, and the knowledge
TGIF
Post-Christmas musings; plus, Elf on a Shelf is as old as my kid, and the inspiration for "Marty Supreme." Happy Friday! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Boxing Day! Happy birthday to me! I had hoped to have a couple of new magazine pieces to share with you today, but alas
Le Sigh
"I had fabulous, talented friends that were all doing something similar, but like Bowie, we all evolved." -- Toni Basil
Treat Yourself
"There's a stain on my notebook where your coffee cup was..." -- Squeeze
Burning Down the House
"I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax" -- David Byrne in "Psycho Killer"
Leftovers
What to do with the extra stuff; plus, a couple who resurrected an old cultural gem, a best in show winner, and bad dogs running wild. Hello readers, Belated Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Did you have a great day, surrounded by all the right people, eating all the best
Get Back
"Every work of art needs a spine – an underlying theme, a motive for coming into existence." -- Twyla Tharp
Bonjour Paris!
Some good Frenchness; plus, Rosalia's gorgeous new album, no longer doin' it for the 'gram, a TikTok baroness, and more. A week and a half ago I was sitting on a bench in the Place des Vosges, watching a pigeon peck at some crumbs that had
The Belgian Episode
"Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French." -- Charles de Gaulle
A Gent from Ghent
The limerick I never wrote; plus hometown love, breakups galore, and a joyride with one of my favorite writers. I'm a couple of minutes late this week folks. I'm sorry. I'm going to try to make up for it with the following stories and
