Tag: Author

• A Proper Bastard

  It was sixteen degrees colder than average in New York City the day I was born. After a long and troubling pregnancy, and a delivery that was no different, Frances had a baby boy on March 18, 1981. Complicated would become a recurring theme. Frances moved back home to Whitestone so her parents and three…

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  December 30, 2022

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  Author, Dysfunctional Family, Family, Fatherhood, Memorial Park Boys, New York City, Non-fiction, Nuclear Family, NYC, Paternity Test, Queens, Trauma, Trust Issues, Whitestone, writer, XXI Team

• Disclaimer

  This is the moment where if we were in a classroom it would be my turn to speak up and introduce myself. The anxiety leading up to my turn, as everyone else offered up a little about themselves, would be sickening. The dread would only intensify as I open my mouth and immediately forget all…

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  October 22, 2021

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  Author, Book, essay, Fiction, introduction, New York City, Novel, Novelist, NYC, Queens, Whitestone