GEORGIA, OH GEORGIA!
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ARE RON DESANTIS AND ALFRED E NEUMAN THE SAME PERSON?
WHY ARE THE TWO NEVER SEEN TOGETHER? Click here to read my Substack post I hope you enjoyed this bit of humor. There are some scary people out there, none more so than Meatball Ron, but sometimes we need to stand back and treat ourselves to some laughs. If you enjoyed this post or any […]
QUEENSBOROUGH ROCK; COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS UNTIL RELEASE
November 23, 2022: that’s the release date Queensborough Rock.my novel about rock’ n’ roll in Queens, NYC in the late sixties and early seventies. Why are you taking so long to release the book? Queensborough Rock is utterly different than my three NJA club novels, and that’s why it’s being promoted and released differently. I have no […]
DESANTIS PROVES ONCE AGAIN JOE SCARBOROUGH IS RIGHT ABOUT HIS OLD PARTY’S ANTISEMITISM
I published an earlier version of this post a year ago, after DeSantis had illegally removed from office twice-elected Jewish-American Hillsborough County States Attorney Andrew Warren. At the time, Meatball used an antisemitic trope-“George Soros bought prosecutor- which experts in antisemitism have repeatedly identified as an antisemitic trop, The renowned Jewish newspaper, The Forward, wrote […]
TAMPA’S WATERWORKS PARK AN URBAN TREASURE
Photo by Stephen Shaiken It’s not just our great sports teams that have put Tampa on the map these days and made it one of the most desirable places to live in the U.S. (Though skyrocketing housing prices and rents need to come down it we are to keep it up.) It isn’t just the […]
How to Kill a Florida Lubber: Update
Photo by Stephen Shaiken Note: this post was published almost three years ago, and has been the singular most popular piece on this blog, much to the dismay of the brilliant political and social analysis, not to mention the stunning short stories also on the blog. Since the piece was published, yours truly has developed […]
MY CITRUS TREES HAVE FLOWERED
Taking a break from writing to admire the beautiful flowers on my citrus trees in Tampa, Florida. I’ll be a better writer for it. (Clockwise from upper left: orange, Persian Lime, Kalamandi, calamansi.)
WRITERS AND REJECTION-DON’T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN
Dear XXXXXX: Thank you for the opportunity to read “XXXXXX.” Unfortunately, your story isn’t quite what we’re looking for right now. In the past, we’ve provided detailed feedback on our rejections, but I’m afraid that due to time considerations, we’re no longer able to offer that service. I appreciate your interest in XXXXX Magazine […]