Big news, friends and neighbors. The fine folks over at The Museum of Americana, a terrific online literary journal, have published my blog post “On the Trail of Jack London” in the nonfiction section of their latest issue. I’m very …

Hitting a few spots in my hometown with an old friend. Sarasota’s not the easiest town for the young and laterally mobile, but we do our best. Dining Partner: Alynda Lee Segarra Occupation: Musician, Singer/Songwriter You can find her: Wherever …

On July 4, 1910, two fighters made their way to an arena in Reno for one of the most socially significant sporting events in American history.

When I came home, nothing went right. New Orleans does that to me. I’ve lived in cities that welcomed me with open arms after some time away. New Orleans is not one of those cities. We develop relationships with the …

A visit to a legendary spot in the boxing community as it fights, once again, to hold on to tradition.

The phone call came at one in the morning, just as I was leaving the High-Hat Lounge. My brother-in-law never sounds frantic, and he didn’t sound frantic now. But he was calling me at one in the morning, and that …

I should know better. I always should know better. Michael puts that shot of Jeppsen’s Malort in front of me and I know, in the back of my squirming dinosaur brain, that it’s going to taste like licking a shag …

Heading deep into the desert with a friend who has made a forgotten piece of the world into her new home. “It’s a drive,” Patricia told me, then held up the map. About an hour down the highway, we’d take …