Roger Martens struggles to unravel what really happened in the JFK assassination through a series of provocative labyrinths in an article for Currents Magazine. Searching Through The Lee Harvey Oswald Labyrinth Once again, he invoked the “Man in the Maze” from the Pima Indians—with its gingerbread figure standing at the doorway. The mythic and mischievous … Read more
Naomi Nesbitt struggles to establish herself as both a woman and a journalist, as she is pushed to cover a wide variety of stories for Manhattan Wildelife. These range from the mysterious discovery of foxes in Central Park, to the poisoning of a Chinese dissident painter at a Midtown gallery, to four successive murders in … Read more
The Brothel Beneath Vauvert That evening, after an hour or so drinking at The Mule, I excused myself from my table and went south, down Rue de la Harpe. I’d heard the expression — “Go to the Devil of Vauvert!” many times, as if it were the home of a particular, local malevolence. So … Read more
(From Felix Andropov in a letter to his brother, Semyon.) I proceeded north and then eastward through the wilderness, hunting as I went. Instead of living from moment to moment, always assessing my health and position in the immediate scheme of things, I began to make long-range plans. I could picture Murmansk and indulged … Read more
You never know how things are going to turn out…. (Mendel) You never know how things are going to turn out. Especially when something truly amazing intervenes. For instance, I didn’t know that I was going to be reincarnated as a dog when I was tending my garden back in Pennsylvania, or writing letters to … Read more
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Chapter Six: Cry Wolf Tuesday, February 19th, 3 a.m. Dan Morgan drove north toward his father’s cabin. He was going faster than ideal, but escaping from Tuscaloosa, given an awkward public engagement, a terrible murder, Beau Belvin’s politics, and Franklin Jones’s babbling, became hugely attractive. That last Sunday night with Laura had been especially troubling. … Read more
Asking for a raise… On the second day after learning about his impending divorce, Rodger decided to ask for a promotion or at least a raise—which would almost invariably mean going into management at this point in his career. Rodger knew it was a long shot. Nevertheless – having been warned by George Bukovsky– he … Read more
Fran buys a dress… When the phone rang Fran felt a stinging sensation as her still waking flesh touched the cool, plastic receiver. “Hello. Is this Ms. Desnoes?” It was a male voice — too polite to be anything other than a sales call. “Yes, this is she.” Fran was curt, but she didn’t hang … Read more
The Brothel Beneath Vauvert That evening, after an hour or so drinking at The Mule, I excused myself from my table and went south, down Rue de la Harpe. I’d heard the expression — “Go to the Devil of Vauvert!” many times, as if it were the home of a particular, local malevolence. So I … Read more
The Devil goes to Church Here it was, two days after Christmas, and the church building stood alone and in silence, as if it were taking a quiet exhalation within its immense parking lot. He had come to relive an adventure that had occurred on a hot summer morning in early June. He, of all … Read more
Echo of a Rumble/ Letters to Sal: One of the first cracks in the cement gates of Green Haven for Sal was an Op-ed piece published in the “New York Times” on January 29, 1975 with the title “Echo of a Rumble”– more than a year before the workshops. I wasn’t aware of the article … Read more
Been working hard at the new book – 2 new chapters done!
Working like a bird this week on my new website, stay tuned
Dennis’ Goings On: On May 1st Dennis will be in Portland ME at Barnes & Noble. Dennis’ Poem of the Month: The Hateful and the Clueless As citizens we seek to know What’s truest, true and true less, And if we’re screwed we seek to vote So politicians screw less. But we might grumble, jeer, … Read more
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