Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 35 (September 2002). Illustration: “Night Hunting” by Georgi Ostashov Today I turned 93. Choice adjectives I've overheard describing me in flippant remarks made by my grandnieces include "spry," "nimble," and my least favorite, "alert". All told, I don't have much to grouse about -- the usual aches and maladies. … Continue reading Houdini’s Locksmith, by Edward C. Lynskey →

Originally published in Planet Magazine No. 32 (December 2001). Illustration: “Jesus” by Robert Sorensen Miss Grinderswitch, principal at the Montross Reformatory School for Boys, had insisted that tattoos were a filthy abomination fit only for sailors, pugilists, and bartenders. No self-respecting gentleman, what all the boys aspired to become someday, would sport a lurid mermaid … Continue reading The Taboos of Tattoos, by Ed Lynskey →