Lost in New Jersey

Finding myself through thousands and thousands of words

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Braided Essay*: 'Thunder Road' in 6 Scenes

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Are You Scared? Are You Thinking That Maybe You Aren't That Young Anymore? Scene 1: The disambiguation page on Wikipedia lists 21 possib...
Sunday, August 21, 2022

Generic Pharmaceutical Ad: 'No Regrets - A Cure for the Heartbreak of RPL'

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Generic politically correct photo of a diverse couple (courtesy of Ukrainian photographer Vitalii Odobesku) Recalling Past Lovers (RPL) is a...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Poem: 'Unopened Prayers'

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I own a prayer book that reminds me of Nonna, the way she would recite from her hymnal while rocking in her front-porch chair. She whispered...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Hamlet in Suburbia: Why I Love Photography

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Here's another shameless self-promotional photo of me (far left, which is as political as I dare get when posting here), holding a copy ...
Thursday, June 30, 2022

My Favorite Sister

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It's my favorite sister's birthday today. Well, OK, Sue is my only sister, but I'm pretty sure she'd be my favorite if I ha...
Sunday, June 26, 2022

Showing a Little Faith, Friday Night in Hoboken

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St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, Friday night in Hoboken. "Church buildings never pass judgment. They simply remind us of transcend...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Finding Religion in New Jersey

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On Friday, June 24, I'll be reading from my chapter in the anthology, "New Jersey Fan Club," published this month by Rutgers U...
Friday, June 3, 2022

Happy Birthday, Allen Ginsberg

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Today would have been the 96th birthday of the poet who saw the best minds of his generation destroyed by madness. I have a great affinity f...
Sunday, May 29, 2022

Poem: 'The Andromeda Strain'

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It’s springtime, and I am my widowed mother’s caretaker.   In my boyhood home, during a rainstorm on a Saturday afternoon, I watch a movie D...
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