On March 25th, I did a reading at KGB Bar from this book:

The book collects six-word memoirs, and has spawned a six-word craze sweeping the nation, but to tell my life story truthfully, I needed 25 of the six-word memoirs. People liked them at KGB. Here they are.

1. Born at fifty-third and third: Ramones-er-ific

2. scrungy block, many homeless, curious smells

3. neighboring nightclub busted for selling heroin

4. other neighbor, Avis, has scary employees

5. at night, insomnia, carried around block

6. homeless taunt my dad: "Why kids?"

7. move to Park Slope: teachers, GLAAD

8. school: writing is the best revenge

9. high school, the New York Press

10. bylines: embarrassing as they are wonderful

11. people in Minnesota publish my stuff

12. college: Mom wants a backup plan!

13. computers and D&D always interested me

14. computer science: but where are jobs!

15. jobs went to Hyderabad, but look!

16. book deal, and they want two

17. first one okay, second big problems

18. similar to GNR "Use Your Illusion"

19. one night, go crazy, into hospital

20. inside, surprisingly, food, folks, and fun!

21. get out, write book, contract fulfilled!

22. along the way, many great spirits:

22A. John Strausbaugh, Marty Beckerman, Nick Antosca

22B. Rachel K-B, Jonathan Ames, Amanda Stern

22C. Denis, Suzanne, Olivier, not name checking...

23. just giving thanks; to Rachel too

24. oh, also I fell in love

25. perhaps that should be the last