Category Archives: Miscellany
An Open Letter About Fake Letters
For the purposes of this open letter, the group of people I am addressing will be referred to as the Bygone Ladies… Dear Bygone Ladies, It was a silly, childish prank, and I apologize to all of you. True, it wasn’t destructive or threatening, but uncalled for nonetheless. You probably don’t remember me doing it, …
Repost: My 9/11 Story
On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, I wrote a detailed account, for the first time, of my own experience of that day. Since then, I have reposted that account on the anniversary, and allowed it to stand as my definitive response to those events. I try not to begrudge anybody of their personal methods of …
An Open Letter to an Anonymous Fan
For the purposes of this open letter, the subject will be referred to as Myra. —T.U. Dear Myra, I knew it was you. Not right away, but it didn’t take long for me to put two and two together. It’s not easy being an entertainer/artist without an audience. Try as I might back in my …
An Open Letter to An Act Turned Friend
For the purposes of this open letter, the subject will be addressed as Meg. –Ty Dear Meg, I think you and I both know we were never going to sleep with one another. Yes, we talked about it and pretended it would happen for years, and naturally it’s fun to think about and discuss …
Words of Warning About Obsession
I suffered a number or irritations this weekend, which of course is never fun. But if it must happen, it becomes somewhat easier to bare when there is a lesson in it. Or at least a lesson parked nearby. My two biggest irritations may not seem connected at first. They didn’t even to me, until …
