Work, Poem

busWe’re mere inches and millimeters away from the start of the public school year here in NYC, and the District 7 high school where I work is abuzz, I mean abuzz, with go-get-it-ness and get-it-done-ness and other forms of generalized optimism before the students arrive and deflate these many tires. Ohhh man, what it is to teach. What it is.

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Enough Already.

photo (78)Everyone just shut up and paint.

It is good to paint with oil or acrylic or watercolor or even with pencils that respond to water. If you paint with all of that you are the best, just like me. You can add some beads too if you have them handy.

Goodbye forever!

KGB Bar Reading, NYC

readingQuery: Is it really tax evasion if the IRS ultimately agrees with you? Here’s the story (complete with video) in which I make my case. Great kicking fun at last night’s lit reading at the KGB Bar. Loved the theme of “New York Stories”, the diversity of styles, and the inimitable Pat Zumhagen who, per tradition, organized. Sweet night in the city!