The Streisand Effect (Part Two)

To mark the U.S. release of Streisand’s new album, Love is the Answer, here’s an essay I wrote about my partner’s adoration of her. It’s been rejected by some classy publications, so I may as well share it here.
Part one appeared yesterday.
Here’s part two…
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Streisand is part of our lives. A member of our [...]

The Streisand Effect (Part One)

Anticipating tomorrow’s U.S. release of Streisand’s new album, Love is the Answer, here’s an essay I wrote about my partner’s adoration of her. It’s been rejected by some classy publications, so I may as well share it here.
Part one today. Part two tomorrow.
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My partner Doug asked me to go with him to see Barbra [...]

Can I Help You Find Something?

You’re looking for something, so you type some search terms and get some blog called Quota. You’re pulled in by the elegant prose and can’t help but admire the depth of the writer’s insight, but you wonder why the Web 2.0 oracle directed you to some whiny writer’s blog when you were looking for a [...]

Ambiguous, Clear, and Sprawling by Design

I’ve been revising some pieces of writing during the past few weeks in my spare time. By “spare time,” I mean that I’ve been sitting my butt down and limiting distractions as much as possible. As a writer with a day job that doesn’t allow me time to write what I want (i.e., like anybody [...]

The Great Chain of Being in Contact

My friend Jane posted this on my Facebook wall: “Had a lovely imaginary conversation with you yesterday, which made me think it’s time for a real one.” Which brought to mind categories of conversations.
Face-to-Face: Or F2F. This kind of conversation happens in real time. You get to experience the facial expressions and gestures of the [...]