I Was Afraid to Cough At Beijing International Airport
Can I Share a story and a photograph about my first time traveling abroad? Leading up to my trip to Beijing in 2009 I’d seen tons of headlines that talked about...
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Fear and Loathing in the Northeastern Suburbs
In the title story of Tom Perrotta’s new collection of short fiction, Nine Inches, a high school teacher chaperones a dance, and his job is to separate any students who...
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When Genius Failed Review
Patrick Wong 9/10 The full title of Roger Lowenstein’s book is “When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management” (2000). It takes us through the...
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The Big Bam Book Review
Score: 8/10 Leigh Montville’s The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth (2006) is a biography of George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth. Without a doubt, the...
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Burning Books: My Recent Playlist
Living in New York you always get the benefit of designated reading time. My commute to work is roughly 30 minutes, so with doing that everyday I tend have some...
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Disneyland
Oh it’s the week of Ted McLoof. We’ve been fortunate enough to have some back logged short stories of his. Hope you enjoy. This one was originally posted...
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