Stories
My 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 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 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…
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