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Tom Clark: Try to look upon death as a friend (Terence Winch)
No one who knew Tom Clark would ever deny that he was irascible, brilliant, generous, difficult, funny, erudite. He was also immensely prolific—even in old age, he published his blog, Beyond the Pale, on…
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ONE WEDDING AND A FUNERAL: HOW THE SHOW MUST GO ON [by Jeanne McCulloch]
(Ed note: Earlier in the week we announced publication of Jeanne McCulloch's memoir All Happy Families. Here's an essay with more of the backstory to Jeanne's fine memoir. sdl) In the spring of 1983,…
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“Molly’s Folly” [by Molly Arden]
Humans are the species that lovethe sexual organs of the opposite sex.Some of us are nervous wrecks.You did not bend to pick up my glove. The difference between masculine and feminineis slender but not…
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Elio Schneeman: An Unsung Hero of the NY School [by David Lehman]
Born in Italy during JFK's first year in office, Elio Schneeman (left, as depicted by Pamela Lawton), grew up in New York City, the son of George and Katie Schneeman, and…
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The Chance to Choose a Subject – Daniel Brown
This post is different from my preceding four. It's an excerpt from a book in progress. (If any publishers or agents would like to know more about the book, they can reach me via…
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“. . but the look that leaves you real shook is the look of love” . . .so. . . marry me
Dear Stacey: Will you marry me? David
