Don’t miss “Best of Sarasota” Magazine party — next Tuesday
If you read my blog you know I’m not a big one for the party circuit here in Sarasota. But there’s one party I’m not missing this season and that’s next Tuesday’s (April 26) relaxed, reggae-infused, Sarasota Magazine “Best of Sarasota” blow-out by the bay … at beautiful, lush, Selby Gardens (one of my fave places in town). (more…)
Paige’s insurance page-turner picks up Pulitzer for paper!
Holy moly! Local Sarasota Herald Tribune reporter Paige St. John (sheesh, even her NAME sounds Pulitzer-worthy!) picked up a Pulitzer (well, it goes to the newspaper technically) for her serious series investigating insurance industry ingrates. (Yes, I’m thinking of that scene in Broadcast News where Al Brooks references alliteration.) (more…)
Ya say it’s my birthday!
One of the sweetest, most original birthday wishes I received this week! (more…)
Truth Goes Missing in Sarasota
In the category of I-can’t-believe-this-is-happening …
Read my Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune
The gravy train of selling sex
(This essay ran in my Sense and the City column in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune TICKET, but for some reason they didn’t post it online — so I’m posting the piece below. All rights reserved by the Sarasota Herald Tribune.)
I just can’t get into the whole pole-dancing and burlesque scene that, by all accounts, is sizzling up the sexy quotient in Sarasota.
Go ahead, call me a prude. But before you get your knickers in a twist, let me assure you – I could care less who likes taking their clothes off and who likes paying for the pleasure of watching them do it. I have no personal objection or moral disagreement with it. But I do have a question or two. (more…)
“Uncivil liberties” — my op/ed in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune
If you have the time, I hope you’ll take a moment to click on the link for this opinion piece that I wrote that appears in today’s Sarasota Herald Tribune.
Main Street youths take uncivil liberties.
It’s about what happened to me and a date recently when we went out for dinner on Main Street in Sarasota. Well, it’s about a lot more than that … . (more…)
Books from old friends …
I received a package in the mail yesterday. A box from a place where I didn’t think I knew anyone, really.
Inside was a collection of books taken from a man’s bookshelf and sent along to me … on the off chance that I might welcome them and find a place for them in my home. If not, then to pass them along to someone who might.
Auden, Wallace, etc. Einstein made a bed of the box for the night, while I flipped pages.
Strange to be remembered from so long ago. Him, spring cleaning. Me, now, fall remembering. The Greek Festival that was our first date. And other moments. A Christmas phone call from where was he then — Afghanistan? A visit in New Hampshire. A postcard from D.C.
And he remembers me — for my love of books and for my writing.
Gotta Vote for Geckos!
I love Sarasota’s hometown, locally-owned all-round great meet-up/sports bar Gecko’s Grill and Pub! I love their nachos — veggie style.
If you’re a fan like me, you can cast a vote — do it before April 4 — for Gecko’s in the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s “Best Sports Bar Showdown — at www.ticketsarasota.com.
Book Junkie’s Paradise
Hi. My name is MC, and I’m an addict.
But before you go thinking I’m mainlining vodka, let me clarify: (more…)
Fun on St. Armands
Thanks to everyone who came out to St. Armands Circle on Sunday to say hello, meet me for the first time, or buy a copy of my book (in some cases all three!) at Circle Books. It was so fun — I LOVE being in locally-owned, old-fashioned bookstores where the guys and gals behind the counter know the books on their shelves and can recommend cool reads to customers. (more…)
