Inside the bus sat the boy, his eyes glued to the outside world, his nose smashed against the bus’s smudged window.  As the bus passed through the grand arch, the boy’s focus was t[...]

Somewhere on this planet is the future Mrs. Hank Layton. The only person who can’t wait to meet her more than me is my mom. All of my siblings, a handful of my cousins, and even a [...]

The following is the story of my recent three-week trip to China and Australia. The tales from the first twelve days of my journey were originally presented as Parts I and II, but [...]

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs The room is filled with the noise of other people.  Expensive New Yorkers.  We lean in while our voices purr under the din, barely audible thanks to drunk[...]

Jockey Jacinto Chavez, 53, tan face etched with racetrack lore, pedals a mountain bike between the muddy stable area and the jockey room at the Solano County Fairgrounds. He’s tryi[...]

The girls sat at stools saddled up to kitchen counter, wielding scented pens and colored construction paper.  They giggled and snickered over their glasses of wine as they wrote do[...]

It’s a cold day in San Francisco, but not the typical cold summer day that’s fifty degrees and foggy. No, it’s February, and you’re sitting in your apartment that overlooks Fort Ma[...]

“in a single day and night … disappeared into the depths of the sea.” - Plato on the city he called Atlantis, ~360 B.C He was floating, muttering some mantra, som[...]

I’m not really a good dancer.  I’ve realized this after many years of denial; blaming my bad dancing on not enough or too much alcohol. Perhaps my lack of dancing prowess makes me [...]

People wear their Detroit residency like a badge of courage, as if their societal value supersedes that of those pussies living in Toledo or Anywhere, Vermont or in Idaho.  This sa[...]