by Mark Saleski In the past handful of years, I have jettisoned a few distractions: namely, sports and television, which are sort of related. Rounding out the list is politics. I have decided that, because my thoughts on “the right thing to do” are so far outside of the mainstream,Read More

Photo by Sandrine Lee by Mark Saleski HA! Made ya look!! Wait, you’re thinking…that’s not Justin Bieber…it’s Esperanza Spalding! Yeah, I just couldn’t resist a little GrammySmugness2011™ … except that I’m really listening to Pizzicato Five! I’ve been thinking about this year’s Grammy awards. Specifically, the “shock” of jazz bassRead More

by Mark Saleski The most frightening nightmare I have had involved none of the usual suspects. There were no scary monsters. Nothing came at me from underneath the bed or from the dark recess of my closet. Nobody was chasing me. I was not falling. I was not drowning (ThatRead More

“Betsy — I wish you the very very best!” said the note inside Yes’ ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans.’ “Nous Sommes Du Soleil. Peace & Love always, Neal.”

by Mark Saleski “Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage.” -William S. Burroughs.This seem true enough, and mine wants to live in that house. He whispers in my ear to leave almost everything behind. We get into these major fightsRead More