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In this section you will find a few non-fiction essays and stories. If you wish to publish the work, or if you wish to view more pieces, please go to the Contact page on this site.

From Jason Eskenazi and The Rodeo City.

“Did they feed you?” these were the words I used to greet my old amigo as he concluded palm pressing and mild flirting at the tail end of his lecture to the journalism students at the University of Texas. I knew these would be the most thoughtful and warming words to a pensive Jewish New York City photographer who despises public speaking. “They gave me lunch,” he said softly. It was 7:30 and time to welcome my friend to Texas with steak fajitas, marinated in cervesa.

I met Jason Eskenazi in upstate New York last summer at the Blue Mountain Center for the Arts and Humanities, an institution owned and operated by the brains behind Mother Jones magazine. I was there working on an apocalyptic adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Jason was attending to make photo prints chronicling his adventures in Russia during the ‘90’s. Outside of making art “happen” we drank low-grade rum, played copious amounts of poker, and partook in several games of Kennedy-esque American football, one match finishing with a sprained finger on my left hand. Although Eskenazi is 15 years my senior, he can behave like an unassuming frat boy who puts the passed-out to bed. He can drink for either distance or speed, and wolf down platters of pork ribs, or oysters with skill and grace. Often shy, but never afraid, Eskenazi has no time or room in his life to be kosher.

Thanksgiving With The Blonde In The Brown Jacket

First published by Mr. Beller's Neighborhood.

10 Pounds of Horseshoes In An 8 Pound Bag, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving "The Best Of You."

First published by the Austin Chronicle.

The Exploitation Of Grindhouse

First published by Art Face Off.

Jason Eskenazi and The Rodeo City

First published by the San Antonio Current.

Food and Loathing At The Mall Of America, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Start Loving The Fine People At Old Vine

First published by Monday Haiku Koi.

May God's Love Be With You

Unpublished, but I love it.

Mighty Joe

First published by the Austin Chronicle.

Men With Guns

First published by the San Antonio Current.