I’m sitting at … a coffee shop that I probably shouldn’t name, writing on my Blackberry. I just had an unsettling experience. A frightening one, really. I hadn’t been here long before I noticed a girl staring at me. Asian. Pretty. Early 20s. College girl, I figured. She had that desperately world-weary but wide-eyed thing [...]

I find myself struggling to find words. Not sure why. Well. Okay. I do. But I’m trying to not be chicken-shit. I know there will be people reading this who are parsing my words to determine my general well being. So I’ve been watching what I say. How much do I dare talk about? I’ve [...]

I’m waiting for my date for the evening to pick me up. Yes, my lovely minions, I’m actually going out on a date. And with a guy this time. He’s a friend of Agnon’s. I promised Jamie that I would go out with him if he promised to come back from Iraq. Well, thank the [...]