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Crowds & Madness
Pinhead Angel By Burt Kempner GAINESVILLE Florida—(Weekly Hubris)—12/31/2012— “The Evil Mr. What’s-His-Name” “I am sick of being an accomplice of sorts.” Burt Kempner Note: When I wrote this back in July, I had no…
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ROFLR (Rolling on the Floor Reading)
“It was a quintessential slow news night. I was watching the 11:00 broadcast and was bored to death, even though I’d written the damned thing.” Burt Kempner Pinhead Angel By Burt Kempner ROFLR…
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All at Sea!
“The minute we dock, you don’t know me anymore. I won’t even look at you. I have to return to the House of Fear. Promise me you’ll never live there.” Burt Kempner Pinhead Angel…
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Love In Its Seasons
“I told you once that I never lied to you, but that you weren’t willing to accept what I said as the truth. I was full of crap.” Burt Kempner Pinhead Angel By…
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It’s Only Rock and Roll
“I was not a very good newsman, not then at least. My first major assignment was to interview author Kurt Vonnegut, who was speaking at Lehigh University. I asked him what I thought…
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The Kindness Of Strangers
Pinhead Angel by Burt Kempner GAINESVILLE Florida—(Weekly Hubris)—11/28/11—“I could watch you shop all day.” That was a new one. When you reach a certain age, pick-up lines mutate from, “Sail my way, Dreamboat,”…