BALLAD IN
THE TRADITIONAL STYLE: FOR THE
WORCESTER FIREMEN
On December 3rd, 1999, six Worcester firement lost their lives in a
warehouse fire. This
piece commemorates these brave young men
BERT'S RACCOON
A Cape Cod tale of one man versus one mammal; some bad language and
partial nudity
BOYHOOD SUMMERS
A few reminiscences about happy times in West Falmouth
BUILD THAT FIDDLE!
Tips from the experts - save money and have fun doing it!
CAP McGOFFIN'S EXPLOIT
Never fall asleep on Buzzards Bay!
The DEFINITION OF "CELTIC"
When you visit your local music store or website and you encounter the
"Celtic"
section, exactly what are you in for? This will help
EMAIL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
You've received hundreds of these in your in-box and you're not rich
yet. What's
up with that?
FIDDLERS YOU NEVER HEARD OF, FOR
GOOD
REASON (VOL. 1)
A biographical sketch of Tommy "The Brick" McDevitt
The HAUNTING LICENSE
Sometimes spooky is cool, especially if you're an innkeeper
HURRICANE MEMOIR
Some things you never forget!
HYMN TO SAINT PATRICK
When you need an alternative to "Danny Boy" - same tune, new words
IRTRAD postings
Primarily for those who play or are otherwise involved with Irish
traditional music.
Whimsy, beauty. satire, irony, sarcasm, recipes, advice to the lovelorn
... it's all here!
The LAST EMPTY SPACE
The chilling future of Cape Cod...and I'll have a jelly stick with that
LEPRECHAUNS
A long short story, or maybe a novelette, or perhaps a
medium-sized canto
MOLLY and the UNICORN
James J. meets Shel S. and punctuation becomes irrelevant
The MOONCUSSER
Meet the last of his breed
The PROJECT
Looked pretty good there for a while...
RAKING IN THE MONEY (ALMOST)
A fantasy of unbearable greed
RECENTLY-INCORPORATED CAPE COD
BUSINESSES
... that aren't likely to last too long
The REGULARS PONDER A KELTIC EXPERIENCE
What happens when the all-too-real encounters the all-too-phony
RENEWABLE ENERGY, CAPE COD STYLE
Native ingenuity finds a possible solution to a big problem
The SCRATCH GOLFER'S SONG
A triumph of self-aggrandizement
SEAFOOD MEMOIRS
One tiny segment of a proposed 973-volume autobiography that I will
eventually
bestow upon a waiting world (already rated EE for "egotistical ennui")
SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT
A tale of lost love
SHOW BUSINESS
Hollywood visits Southie, leaves a trail of broken hearts, moves on
SONGS
Click here to visit the BB song website
THREE WISE MEN of MOYVANE
A Christmas story for those who know and love Irish traditional music
and the
people who play it
TOM AND SUSAN'S RESTAURANT
The "singing waiter" syndrome carried to the extremes of absurdity
WALT MULLEN'S HIPPOPOTAMUS
Franz Kafka meets Walt Disney and they take James Joyce to dinner
WELCOME, PARAHUMANS!
Yes, but can any of them play center field?
WEREWOLVES
What do you REALLY know about your neighbors?
