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In Praise of Denial. In Honor of Ghita.

GHITA REUBEN OLIT George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937. He was a handsome, brilliant, charismatic composer who wrote everything from ..


Bye-bye, Borders ...

I got the saddest letter a few weeks ago from Mike Edwards, the CEO of Borders, notifying me (and 1.8 ..


The Old Movie Star – A Fantasy

What follows is a transcript of a conversation that might have happened. Once. Or that probably will happen. Eventually. It ..


Contraband

It is late at night. Your body is screaming, “I need it. I have to have it. I’ll do anything ..


So you want to ...

Do you want to write a book or choreograph a ballet? Can you envision your name in lights on a ..


The Valiant Ones – Dedicated to my mother

They are no longer young. They saw middle age receding in their rear view mirror many years ago. They are ..


Review; Atlas Shrugged: The Movie, Part I

I’ll start at the end, after the credits begin to scroll down the screen. When the lights in the theater ..


The Red Red Robin

My bird feeder is a banquet of visual delight. I sit at my desk, try to write a sentence, and ..


Wisdom – A fantasy

When I was very young, I thought about wisdom the way other children think about prince charming or castles in ..


First loves … first libraries

The way I see it, First Love can be broken down into two categories: Romantic love. Other. “Other” can include everything ..


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