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Essays

October 7, 2001

Kurt Cobain: Journals

When Mr. Beller's Neighborhood contacted those who had written about 9/11--which I did back in October 2001--to write some sort of remembrance, I was apprehensive. It's been a long time and a lot of things happened because of it that I don't believe in. 

There was one story I never wrote up in detail though, and I have been thinking about the events of10/7 a lot since Seal Team Six sent the bastard to a watery grave.

I can understand if you have no desire to read any sort of post-post-9/11 piece, the media misery train and the co-opting of a tragedy by say Budweiser, makes it hard to remember to never forget. But the piece is out there, so do with it what you will. 

I would like to say to the young couple out there we found shivering in a doorway, I sincerely hope everything worked out. To the man in particular, here's a few words of the poet who kept you going, "What else could I write? I don't have the right."

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Kim and I Discuss Our Non-Holiday Traditions on NPR

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Kim and I were lucky enough to be guests of Dick Gordon, host of The Story. Here is the radio version of My Wife and I Spend the Holidays Apart...And We Like It That Way.

We talked turkey about not being together on the holidays lo these many years.

I sound a bit like a drowning weasel, but it was very cool of them to have us. 

Have a safe, hearty and healthy Thanksgiving y'all.  (Molly seconds that!)

 

My Wife And I Spend the Holidays Apart... And We Like It That Way

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So I wrote up a piece about how Kim and I rarely, if ever, spent the holidays together. Originally, it ran at Blisstree, then it was reposted at HuffPo and it brought out a lot of commenters. Most were friendly, although one woman more or less accused us of poisoning Molly against her grandparents.

I'm thankful for off-their-nut internet opiners. Liike cumin, it makes the stew so much more spicy.

Kim and I went on an NPR show to talk about the arrangement. I'll throw up a link when it's available (you already knew that), but not sure if it'll be up before the turkey is served.

Have a happy pumpkiny Thanksgiving everyone. Obviously, our prior way of celebrating things has gone the way of never having changed a diaper. Don't worry about me, though. I've got a brand new bottle of Brooklyn corn whiskey for the occasion, dinner in our apartment. 

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Scary Scary Scary New York City

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There are a million things to be afraid of in Gotham. So we're told anyway.

There's only one life-changing event that frightens me at the moment...

(If reading isn't your thing, click here to watch my spoooooooooky presentation of Scary Scary Scary New York City at the Mr. Beller's Neighborhood monthly series. My voice is ghostly ghastly.)

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Criminy! I Forgot to Celebrate Black History Month Again

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The man seen here is Vernon Hunter, a true American hero we should be celebrating. 

Trust me.

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