Jun 27 2008
If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him - James Baldwin One of the reasons why Children of a Retired God did not win awards...
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Jun 26 2008
In my search for a cheap and convenient transportation from New York to Boston, I called Martin’s Transportation. Minutes later, a bus pulled into my driveway. Inside the bus on our way to Boston, I met the exquisite Salsa. At first, she was strange...
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Jun 25 2008
Question: Hi, my name is Jessica. My Nigerian boyfriend goes mad when other men look at me. He said his ex-wife cheated on him but I don’t understand why he flips each time a man looks at me. It is not my fault that I look good. Or is it? Jessica,...
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Jun 24 2008
Katherine walked into the kitchen last summer and told her parents to stop what they were doing because she had something important to tell them. Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts and his wife, Diane, halted everything, tense and troubled. Then the...
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Jun 23 2008
Now that the government of Robert Mugabe has proved beyond any reasonable doubt that it is not interested in having any resemblance of a democratic election, it is time for a bold African country to invade Zimbabwe and free its people from the...
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Jun 22 2008
(As submitted to the editors of Esquire magazine) So far, so boring. Life is boring because we play it safe. We delete things we should highlight. We dilute things we should distill. It is like driving on an interstate highway and hoping that...
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Jun 21 2008
(For iPlath & other sophisticated Poetess) Crack my kernel with your buttocks Chew its nut till it’s as soft as dew Spit its juice on my hairy chest Spit until Kremlin notices When sword lands on my shoulders Gourmet maggots’ soup awaits...
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Jun 21 2008
Why don’t you ever see the headline “Psychic Wins Lottery”? – Because psychics are smart. They know if they begin to win lotteries everyone will become a psychic. Why is “abbreviated” such a long word? So that it too...
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Jun 20 2008
This one is for those who care about the truth but do not know. It is not for those who know the truth but do not care. And it is not for those who do not know the truth and do not care. Here are the facts as provided by the U.S. Census...
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Jun 19 2008
Certain things in life happen for the sole purpose of causing us embarrassment. In the case of Lil Wayne and me, it was a stark reminder of how old I have become. The other day, I overheard two teens arguing whether Lil Wayne was the greatest rapper...
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