JMRJun 93 minI Call B.S. on A.C.A.B.When I was about seven or eight years old, I was momentarily separated from my mother on a busy sidewalk. I was very scared. A policeman w...
JMRApr 223 minEarth Fights BackTheir first mistake was their worst mistake: They neglected to consider that the earth on which they stood and trod had a soul; they did ...
JMRApr 113 minThe new abnormalMany years ago, to earn a little extra money I took a job at a convenience store near my apartment at the time, in Lawrence. The gig was ...
JMRMar 233 minCOVID-19 is all about human nature – and humans and natureThe world is wide, but I still find it difficult to stay six feet from people. Especially in the supermarket, with everyone focused more ...
JMRMar 174 minEND OF AN ERA: TOM BRADY LEAVES THE PATRIOTSThe first professional football game I ever attended was on September 19, 1971. It was the first game of the first season for the New Eng...
JMRMar 132 minLove in the Time of Coronavirus This is a bad time to be dating. Though the weather is getting warmer, the daylight is getting longer, and crocuses – the most determined...
JMRJan 84 mindesign: a closer look at the gentle giant logotypeIn 1969, King Crimson shocked the music world with its peerless debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King. Yet even before one could ...
JMRDec 31, 20192 minMy Vision for 2020It's natural on New Year's Eve Day to look backward and forward in the same moment. At this juncture in history, the temporal dividing li...
JMRNov 1, 20192 minFour Thoughts on nanowrimoSince 1999, November has been National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), in which participants attempt to write a 50,000-word manuscript b...
JMRJun 2, 20191 minPOEM: “Love Is Purple”In the fall of 2018, I joined The Malden Writer’s Collaborative, a writer’s group in the city where I live. In addition to workshopping l...
JMRApr 19, 20192 minOpen Poem to Bob Dylan: where have all the protest songs gone?Every minute of every day of every week of every year since Trump has been elected has been a tragedy for our nation and our world. Some ...
JMRApr 1, 20194 minConcert review: Jon Anderson @ Lynn Auditorium, March 29, 2019Jon Anderson made his name and earned his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame credentials fronting Yes, a collective of virtuosic musicians he co-...
JMRMar 26, 20197 minWhat’s the book about, anyway?I am so excited that Ancient Tales Newly Told is now available for purchase! Follow any of the links on my home page to order your copy. ...
JMRMar 6, 20191 minThe new home of Dove Nested TowersDove Nested Towers is a phrase from a lyric by Van Dyke Parks for the song “Surf's Up”, which was composed by Brian Wilson in 1966 for th...
