WRITINGS This is not a blog. This is not a diary. This is an occasional outlet for pieces of writing, fiction and non-fiction, reasonable and otherwise. NON-FICTION NEW!  The Joy of Pulp The End of Nostalgia On Fake Writers (Again) On Sidney Lumet Hardcore Memories Your Character Would Like A Word With You Where Have All The Middlebrows Gone? Scenes From City Life Who Do I Root For?   FICTION The Misheard Music Notes of a Naïve Son