Posts by Marc Grossberg
Living In The Now – My Magical Mystery Tour: Tales of Manhattan
TALES OF MANHATTAN July 1, 2015 Wednesday (Please read Part 1 here.) Standing outside in the line for a taxi, I talked to an attractive black woman. She said she was a storyteller and she worked with The Moth. I said I listened to The Moth on NPR in Houston. She told me The Moth…
Read MoreLiving In The Now – My Magical Mystery Tour of NYC
NYC – Why? Why not! Soon after the clock struck midnight and 2015 began, I realized that for the first time in my adult life I had no more obligations. My children were grown and responsible for themselves and their children. I had just turned Of Counsel to my law firm, so my duties were…
Read MoreMy Story About The Unique Art In The Background
Updated May 31, 2020 Many people notice the art in the background of this photograph which features the chrysalis hanging on a dill stalk by a strand spun by a caterpillar. It is my fervent hope it will metamorphose into a swallowtail butterfly. The Art I went to Frieze London 2018, an annual spectacular art…
Read MoreA Random Act of Violence, a Willfully Blind Neighbor, an Unresponsive Police Force
My daughter Lee Ann is urging me to not go to public events because of the coronavirus and I am of the vulnerable age. As of now, I will heed her advice. It’s not just the virus, I think something cosmic is telling me to stay home, channeling my daughter. Thursday, March 12, the side…
Read MoreFrom Draft to Publication: How THE BEST PEOPLE Came To Be
How did THE BEST PEOPLE come to be? Well, Marc Grossberg didn’t always intend to be a lawyer. When he was just 16 years old, he aspired to be a novelist. As he read more books about lawyers, especially Clarence Darrow’s Attorney for the Damned, he started thinking that maybe law might be an interesting…
Read MoreWhat it Was Really Like to Have Polio
Diagnosis: Polio In the summer of 1953, when I was 12 and a half years old, I got pretty sick and had a very high fever. Our family doctor came to the house and the next thing I knew I was in an operating room. The last face I saw before my spinal tap was…
Read MoreThe Story of the HinJew Drink from The Best People
One of the main characters in my new book, The Best People, is a very successful venture capitalist named V.J. Simon, who is half-Jewish and half-Indian. In the book, V.J. frequents Eleganté, the finest restaurant in Houston where “The Best People” hang out. His favorite drink is called the HinJew, which is half-Bombay Sapphire gin,…
Read MoreIt Happens Every Day
The Other Day The other day my mobile phone rings and the caller ID says “Donna Franklin.” I don’t personally know any Donna Franklins, but I listen to Donna Franklin’s jazz show on KTSU. Her closing song is “It Happens Every Day” by The Crusaders. So, instead of saying “hello,” I answered, “It happens every…
Read MoreThere Are Eight Million Stories In The Naked City. This Is One Of Mine.
I’m in New York City for about a week and staying the first part at the Algonquin Hotel. A Molly Ivins Story Many years ago when I was in here for a short trip, my friend Molly Ivins (now of blessed memory and then a journalist with the New York Times) suggested we meet at…
Read MoreWelcome to My New Website!
Welcome to the new Marc Grossberg website, all in preparation for the October release of The Best People, my new novel. Check back soon for more posts! Of course, you can preorder your copy of The Best People today!
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