Truth Over Law
I’ve been quiet for a while because I’m WRITING (almost finished with Mindbenders 2: Under the Radar)! And I rarely deal with politics here because I think it’s mature of me to pick my battles and I...
View ArticleTales of the City #3,643
If New Yorkers are different (and they’ll tell you they are), it’s because they’re Masters of Incongruity. If there’s anything New York excels at, Incongruity is it. Other cities have the best rivers...
View ArticleThe Old Trouper
I worked with Mickey Rooney once, on a thirty-second cheap-as-paper spot for some product, God knows what. We set up camera and lights in some tiny hotel room off Times Square, it was probably in the...
View ArticleNet Neutrality!
I am working hard these days in the fight for Net Neutrality. Here is the note I enclosed with the petition below and why you should sign it (and all the others like it): The FCC’s proposed policy is a...
View ArticleNet Neutrality (Again)
I received an email today from an action group, saying they’d had an interview with Chairman Wheeler of the FCC and that he said that letters from individuals speaking about their personal situations...
View ArticleMindbenders 2 is finally done (almost)!!
Yes, but I MEAN it this time! The manuscript is finally finished (for the moment) and being sent to beta readers today. So I have to wait for their feedback – and inevitably, I’ll do another...
View ArticleMindbenders 1 is on Wattpad!
Starting today (minutes ago, for that matter), Mindbenders (1) went up -free – on Wattpad! Wattpad, for those of you not in the know (like me a few months ago), is the largest collection of readers on...
View ArticleIt was 45 Years Ago Today…
I went to Woodstock. The first one – the good one. 45 years ago today. all pictures by Ted Krever It was my first concert. It certainly set a high bar for the rest, though I’ve seen a few good ones...
View ArticleThe March
I wanted to go. I felt I needed to go. This isn’t a problem that just snuck up on us. It’s something that’s been building for decades right out in the open, because everyone in power keeps...
View ArticleCitizenFour
I’ve just returned from watching CitizenFour, Laura Poitras’ new film about Edward Snowden. Poitras was invited, along with Glenn Greenwald (then of the Guardian), to meet Snowden in Hong Kong to...
View ArticleToday’s Reading…
Ahh, it’s a good day. Two items with the scent of clear thinking (so rare, these days)… Ford’s unofficial rebuttal to Cadillac’s sleazy ‘Let’s all work ourselves to death because we’re Americans!’...
View ArticleWild in the Streets
Two NYPD officers were shot dead Saturday. Their blood isn’t cold yet. Apparently the man who shot them made ‘anti-police postings’ on Instagram before he carried out this assassination. Pat Lynch, the...
View Article‘Mindbenders’ is free!
“A dead-on thriller for the decade . . . . I can’t imagine anyone reading this and not wanting more” — Thomas F. Monteleone, author of the NY Times bestseller The Blood of the Lamb and The Complete...
View ArticleThe Weird Shit
All photos by CO Moed David Crosby was never my favorite. First it was Stills, then Young. Neil gets all the headlines and respect. Young musicians revere him and play with him. He gets interviewed on...
View ArticleThe Question Nobody Asked
Okay, I have to out myself: I’m a Mets fan. Pity me – for a little while. We will have a very good team, sooner or later. Though it always seems to be later and a lot of people in the fan base and now...
View ArticleInto the Light
Four years ago today I met a woman who challenged me, told me off, laughed at my jokes and then did me one better, showed me new ways to see the world and shed new light on the ways I saw it. Most...
View ArticleMindbenders is free this weekend!
Come n’ get it! The new one is nearing completion. How many times have I said that? Too many. I’ve learned a lot of lessons the last few years but we’re nearly there now, I swear. I think it’s gonna be...
View ArticleMindbenders free on Amazon Thursday-Saturday!!
Come n’ get it! What do you mean you haven’t read it? People who did said: “Left me stunned” “…fascinating and provocative…” “…echoes of Jonathan Lethem’s ‘Motherless Brooklyn’…” “…held me to my chair...
View ArticleWords Between the Lines of Age
We went to a New Year’s party last night. I know it’s a night early but who’s counting? I came from work and met Claire on Sixth Ave near Waverly. And, waiting for her (because the F train was actually...
View ArticleMindbenders 2 is coming March 12!!
Mark the date! It’s (finally) coming! Better yet–go to Amazon and pre-order your copy now! Mindbenders 2: The Fiery Sky will publish March 12th on Amazon! The most dangerous enemy is the one inside...
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