Like many writers, I enjoy crafting articles. It's fun to explore different topics and, after all this time, I still get a kick out of seeing my byline in different outlets. But publishing has changed in recent years, largely for the worse. Magazines and newspapers are constantly folding or getting bought out by large corporations, with a concomitant shift of staff and
memoir
Grief, Food, & Nudity: A Story About My Mother & My New Book
Not long after my father died, I went to Martinique with my mother. I remember three things about that trip. My mother's grief. The profiteroles. And the topless beach. Grief, food, and nudity My mother was in a raw stage of mourning, subject to fits of literal wailing. But no one in my family was ever too upset to eat, especially dessert. And Martinique is a French island,
A New Journey
Dear Freud's Butcherites Friends of Freud's Butcher, As you may have noticed -- at least I hope so -- I haven't been around much lately. The short version of the reason: I'm not a very good multitasker. For many years, I've had a travel memoir on my back burner. And I finally decided to finish it and publish it after raising the money to do so through crowdfunding, a