A collection of humorous sketches of imaginary Bostonians, including matadors, gauchos, a man who is transformed into rock 'n roll pioneer Bo Diddley on his way to work, a crime reporter with a succession of goldfish who die under suspicious circumstances, a . . . well, you get the idea.

Everyday Noir is a collection of parodies written in the hard-boiled and cynical style of detective fiction set in mundane, everyday surroundings. Instead of stakeouts and police stations, the author finds evil lurking at Girl Scout cookie sales, suburban soccer fields, faculty lounges, law firm pro bono programs--even spelling bees. Noir is where you find it. They may be fiction, but in this crazy, mixed-up world, that's about as close as any of us will ever come to the truth. Which isn't very close.

There is no stronger tie than that which binds a father to his sons. Well, maybe the one that connects sons to their mother, but that's different. The father-son relationship is one that hums to mystic chords of foolishness and bravado; a mother comes into the room and suddenly a strain in A minor is heard, and it's time to take a bath and go to bed.
For men like me who grew up without brothers, sons are another chance at a boyhood we never knew; a chance to punch your sibling in the arm and not get double-crossed by a two-timing broad for the first time in your life as your sister yells...

The first full-length biography of Johnny Hodges, Rabbit's Blues tells the story of one of the premier saxophonists in jazz history, who brought the woody tone and bluesy technique of New Orleans music to the hot East Coast jazz of the Ellington orchestra.