Stop Calling Me Surly
Why I divorced Cordish
I don’t like dress codes, discrimination, greedy profiteers or nontransparent public-private partnerships.
Fables of the Deconstruction
Care of Cell 44/Like a Monkey in a Zoo
Mail delivery is a big deal around here. It’s about the only thing we have to look forward to. I’m pretty lucky in that regard. I get a lot of mail.
Summary of My Discontent
Guilt by association
My great-grandfather, Johann Gerhard Welp, was a German immigrant and a busy man. He was born in 1857 in Lengerich, Westphalia, Germany, which at that time was the kingdom of Prussia.
Stop Calling Me Surly
Glimpses of meth hell
Among all the drug traffickers I’ve interviewed in 30 years, the most memorable series was with a meth dealer with a moral dilemma. “I can’t do this much longer,” he said.
Editor’s Note
Cancer, Interrupted
I owe a debt of gratitude to Angelina Jolie, which is unexpected given my cynical self typically scoffs at rich Hollywood types with whom I can’t relate.
Fables of the Deconstruction
Palimpsest
Everybody knows that times are tough. Nobody has any money, and the cost of living is climbing. The unions are getting busted, and the middle class is disappearing.
Keeping Up with the Jones
Charles Ramsey saves kidnapped women and pays for it
For the two people out there unfamiliar with the story of Charles Ramsey — he is the man credited with coming to the aid of kidnap victims Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight in Cl
Fables of the Deconstruction
Mellow my mind
As a writer, I recognize the importance of clarity. I try to use the simplest words to express my ideas. A recent survey of my vernacular revealed that I use the same 487 words almost exclusively.
