Chapter 2: “Godzilla” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
What exactly is a waking dream? I’m glad you asked. I’m no doctor. The following was communicated to me by a bona fide, certified medical professional in Columbia, South Cackalacky: “You have Narcolepsy.” “No, doc. I don’t fall asleep randomly. Quite the opposite. I haven’t slept properly in months. I […]
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Apr, 27, 2025
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“BRONX NIGHTS” 🌃🍎
Hey, welcome to a serialization of “BRONX NIGHTS”! I’m posting each section as they roll off the cerebral assembly line. “BRONX NIGHTS” has been unleashed on Amazon as well as a paperback and ebook! While the book has already been published, I’ll still be augmenting “the unfinished chapters” over time. I’ll […]
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- Apr, 18, 2025
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Chapter 1 Addendum: “Autism PSA” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
I sat down to write this addendum three hours ago, on April 16, the day after my eviction court hearing notice was taped to my apartment front door. It’s also one day after Tax Day, and I’ve yet to file my 2024 taxes. Why? Well, I checked under my pillow this morning for […]
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- Apr, 16, 2025
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Chapter 5: “Yo-Yo” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
Content Warning: This piece includes discussions of actual sexual history, private parts and all. x I have this little late-night gig at a senior residence facility just over the George Washington Bridge in New Jersey. I like the place. I like the people—especially the residents. Management? Um, see Chapter 19. It’s good, […]
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- Apr, 10, 2025
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Chapter 1 (continued): “Even Bath Salts Have Their Limits” (from BRONX NIGHTS 🌃🍎)
Content Warning: This piece includes discussions of actual childhood sexual abuse, trauma, PTSD and survival. Reader discretion advised. No, seriously. This isn’t a safe read. It’s not sanitized. It’s the truth—raw, bloody, alive. Bronx Nights is about what it means to survive when the world doesn’t want your story told. […]
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- Apr, 08, 2025
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I think Uber Nights is the perfect bathroom book. If there are any public libraries out there listening, I think they should put a copy in every stall.
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