What’s in a Name?
Sooner or later, parenthood brings appreciation of what we’ve learned to call the “values clarification opportunity.” It follows a somewhat standard script: You will explain your carefully-thought-out rules to your […]
New (old!) story: Abraham and Sarah
“Honestly, there’s no point in arguing who was responsible for the Abraham do-over. There was a lot going on then and frankly, I don’t think there’s anything to be gained […]
Lafayette, Louisiana
I’m only so much of a people person, and being out on tour requires you to be a people person’s people person. Every minute you’re not flying, you’re face to […]
So That’s Where Biloxi Is…
We’re 1500 feet over the Gulf Islands, westbound with Biloxi off my right wing. Until yesterday, I had no idea where Biloxi was. And until this morning, I had no […]
New Story: Bragging Rights
I wanted that scar, damn it. I wanted to be able to strip my sleeve up to my shoulder when school got back and wave that contused, jagged line in […]
Oops, I Did it Again
I know, I know, the blog’s been quiet for almost a month. Not that I haven’t been doing things – the problem is that I’ve been doing too many of […]
Okay – Next?
Raise your hand if you’re tired of hearing me whine about “That Damned Novel.” About how I can’t do this or that, or am slow to reply because I’m […]
New Story: Jaguar
The man on the bus said he had to tell me. I figured he just had to tell anyone who would listen. And I figured that, as the only gringo […]
End of the Road
“Well, I thought the highway loved me, but she beat me like a drum,” -Jason Isbell
I’m on the last leg of over 24 hours on airplanes, coming back from a month and a half […]
The Road to El Calafate
About this time last night, I was walking into town from the ship, guitar over my shoulder, eagerly anticipating my first chance to lie down on something that didn’t spend […]
David Pablo Cohn 