Walk Now for Autism
India at Shea Stadium Two years ago, our daughter India was diagnosed with PDD-NOS – an Autism Spectrum Disorder. After two years of intense therapy and lots of support from organizations dedicated to families of children with Autism, India still has some trouble with speech and language but no longer presents with the symptoms associated
How Much Have You Changed in 10 Years?
Picked this up from Dyanna at MySpace… 10 years ago – April 27 1997 1.) How old were you? 27 2.) Where did you go to school? One semester removed from Jersey City State College, where I met Salomé. 3.) Where did you work? Poets & Writers 4.) Where did you live? Jersey City, NJ and/or
Short-short #1: Karma
“This can’t be right! Why are you doing this?” “Hard to believe, I know, but it is what it is.” “Wait, I can pay you! More than she is. Much more!” “Not sure who ‘she’ is, but you definitely could pay me more, seeing as I’m doing this for free. For me.” “Free? You? What
Anxiety, Autism and Arthur Avenue
Beyond Salomé and the kids’ birthdays and our wedding anniversary, I’m not very good at remembering specific dates, but 5/3/2005 will always be a memorable one because that’s the day India was diagnosed with autism*. “Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified” (PDD-NOS), to be specific, the catch-all term for a laundry list of autism-related and autism-like disorders that, I think, is part
A Bar, a Beer, a Notebook and a Pen
Me, Self-Portrait Back in my early poetry days, at the very beginning in the summer of ’97, I wrote the majority of my poems sitting at the shadowy bar in Botanica, a pint of Brooklyn Brown always at hand as my pen scribbled furiously in my notebook. Tonight, a series of unexpected events set in motion by Roger’s bailing
On procrastinations and resolutions
The Writer’s Block: 786 Ideas to Jump-Start Your Imagination Jason Rekulak Between the improving weather, tee ball and the new job — plus occasional virtual forays into Elona and the return of new Grey’s Anatomy episodes — comics have gotten the short end of the stick the past couple of weeks and my Comic Book Commentary blog output
The Joy of Baseball
Isaac on the Run 4 Tickets to Mets vs. Braves @ Shea Stadium: $40 Parking & Tolls: $23 Chicken Tenders & French Fries: $7.75 Isaac looking through the Mets calendar to find the next Mets vs. Marlins game: Priceless! Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Spontaneous Drinking Network
John Barleycorn In an effort to streamline the “Hey, let’s go have a drink tonight!” process, I’ve created the Spontaneous Drinking Network(TM), a group of friends’ cell phone numbers in my address book to whom I can send a text message whenever I’m in the mood for a drink with others who have demonstrated the ability to handle their
If it ain’t a pleasure, it ain’t a poem!
Spoken Word Revolution Redux Mark Eleveld That’s a great line from the United States of Poetry CD, but I don’t remember from whom. It came to mind because I stopped by 13 last night for the first time in several months to catch the first semi-final slam of the season and Marc Smith’s feature set, having never seen
I like the sound of it: “Coach”
Isaac at the Bat Yesterday was the Pee Wee Marlins’ first game — Isaac’s first experience with organized sports, and my first time coaching an organized team in something non-poetry related. 15 kids (one didn’t show up), all 5 and 6-year olds, most of whom were playing tee ball for the first time. It was a