I haven't been writing as much as I should this past year, but what I have been writing, I haven't been posting. I mean to start submitting things again though, and I'll share a few here once they see print.

• Paris-able Food: A poem about the saga of freedom fries (on Projo.com)
  
• Yom Kippurim - The true origins of Purim. (RIJH, Purim 2003)

      I used to have a Sunday column in the Providence Journal. Here are a few of my pieces that have appeared there.

• "Have an Ice Day" - A Projo poem from 2002.
  
  
• "A Coarse Discourse" - A poem about the hypocrisies of both parties. My longtime favorite political poem.
  
  
• "King Slalomon's Decree" - This poem has no political point to make, but it does give you some idea of my skiing ability.

     I also wrote a humor column for my college newspaper, the Williams Record.

• "The Pray's the Thing" - Ever wonder why God doesn't answer your prayers? He's got good reasons...
  
  
• "A Midsummer Night's Computer Nightmare" - If thou dost enjoy the tragedy and comedy of life, thou shouldst read yon Shakespearean parody.
  
  
• "There's No Business Like Snow Business" - The Eskimos have 30 words for snow. We NEED to close the gap.
  

     A tiny publication called the Real Deal popped up while I was at Williams, and I wrote some bizarre stuff for them.


     And let's not forget the Mad Cow, the humor magazine I founded and edited and wrote too much of. Everything from fake news to new course lists. But for you, a prime selection, my short story salute to the hard-boiled detective genre:

• "The Perfect Murder"

     I write serious things occasionally too. They've appeared all over, from Birthright Israel to the Patriot Ledger. I know, I know, the humor pieces are more fun to read. But everyone has to be serious sometime. If you doubt my commitment to humor, though, be sure to read the second sample here.

• "Off the Beaten Track" - A look at tracking in schools.
  
  
• "The Day the Laughter Died" - My response to September 11th.
  
  
• "Shhh...We Don't Talk About That Here" - Some people think certain things shouldn't be joked about, and they'd love to stop the publication of any humor that points to flaws in their system.

      I did a bit of freelancing for the Berkshire Advocate and the Berkshire Eagle, but lately the local folks haven't been returning my emails. I sought refuge in the web and am now doing the occasional piece for Generation J, for the same fellow I was working with at Birthright Israel.

      Of course, if you want to see where I waste the most time writing these days, you need look no further than my triumverate of unpaid humor: my Diary, my Blog with Lex, and my still-uncompleted quest for the coveted pen in the Style Invitational.

And if I do that for free, imagine what I can do for you if you pay me.