Love to the very awesome Kristopher Zgorski for having me over at his site, BOLO Books. I always appreciate his kindness. That said, I've got something on my mind - the strange tightrope act that is promotion. I'd like to say that this isn't necessarily about self-promotion, but ultimately this game does boil down to … Continue reading Pimping Ain’t Easy

When I was in freshman year of high school, I hung out with a lot of the kids from my bus stop. My mom bought a beauty parlor with money saved and moved us to a more affluent section of the Bronx from where I’d grown up. The neighborhood demo was very Italian and Polish. … Continue reading The Turn

You ever stand outside in line to get into a popular club or bar? Maybe a restaurant, something really cool and trendy that all your friends just rave about? Here's a scene for you. You're waiting on the line. It's crawling. You see folks bypassing and getting the VIP status, but that's fine. You're just … Continue reading In Da Club

Oh boy, where to start with this one. Not about to point fingers, just a summary. Someone had the bright idea to post an essay under a pseudonym that was basically a toothless tone policing piece to marginalized writers. It was a political, and generally overwritten, piece that contradicted itself within a handful of paragraphs … Continue reading “Mosely”(sic) Harmless

3 months on and I’m finally feeling “normal” again. I wrote HELL CHOSE ME a few years back. The manuscript landed me an agent which sort of went nowhere and left me back at square one. Ultimately, I found the book a great home and waited for it to exist. Life is funny since a … Continue reading Next…