“How long do you think I’ll have to wait?” asks the woman. She is rocking a baby carriage back and forth. “Two or three hours,” says the security guard. She sighs up into her bangs. The rocking of the baby carriage gets a little more frantic. Man, I feel for that lady. Whatever agony I [...]

It was late on Saturday night when I found out Whitney Houston had died. I was surprised, but then again, not all that surprised. I found myself antsy as I washed my face and brushed my teeth, and I brought my laptop with me as I got under the covers. I couldn’t sleep — I [...]

I had come to Atlanta for a few days. I had nothing in mind, really. A friend was in town for a comic book convention, and so I arranged a last-minute press pass to join her before I had even figured out what the comic book convention was all about. “It’ll be fun,” she said. [...]