One day when I had my own six and eight-year-olds, we hired a babysitter and went to Del Mar: the racetrack created by Bing Crosby and...

If you’ve been coming to Open Notes, you’ve heard me read from, “I Remember Radio,” a compilation of light, humorous pieces. But my other...

Much regret at having kept silent for so long. What follows is the opening of my most recent publication: a collection of spoken word...

By Words Alone: Performance Lit and Acoustic Music Recommended Ages: All ages welcome The third Friday of each month beginning September...

It Rains Here Day Three I woke up at the bottom of a deeper fog than usual after going to a Christmas party where musicians I have come...

DIR AND THE HOWLERS Fara sat on the edge of the dimly lit stage at the Boneyard Arts and Cultural Center snapping her bare thigh with the...

By Words Alone Just now · I performed a selection the Mayor or Cannibal Flats at the Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival in September.. The...

Like many writers these days I am almost entirely self-published. The shorter work I submit to literary magazines and journals or, if it...

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The image for bywordsalone.com is the work of Nate Abrishamian, a talented, young graphic artist. If you would like him to design an...

I answer questions from readers between blogs. I choose those who offer the greatest interest to people who like to read. If you wish to...

Day One So, here I am a year and a half later sitting on Solomon Island watching people walk along the board walk beside the Patuxent...