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Writing is like  Rubic Cubes,  you twist your fingers up in knots as your work gets worse and worse. Relieving myself in the basement bathro...

Earth's first cellular life arises from vats of warm, slimy mud fed by volcanically heated steam. Crawling on my belly through mud, lost...

Some Christmas memories are atypical and have nothing to do with—garlands, cozy fireplaces, ornate cookies, eggnog, the giving of stuff, and...

My landmark stories on this blog have been on trips to New York City. Henry Miller said, when a man finally meets his soulmate, all other wo...