Even a Kvetch Needs a Mentor
Even a Kvetch Needs
a Mentor
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
Last
month, a...
Recommendations from the World’s No. 1 Romantic
Recommendations from the World’s No. 1 Romantic
By Wendell Abern
Recovering from Recovering
Recovering from Recovering
By
Wendell Abern
Dear
Readers,
As some of you know,...
The Applause Inside: Part 3
The Applause Inside: Part 3
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
Below is the continuation of a science fiction tale that appeared in the two previous issues.
...
The Applause Inside – Part 2
The Applause Inside - Part 2
By Wendell Abern
CURTAIN OPENS ON MALCOLM AND BETH, SEATED AT TABLE, AND GLARING AT RUDY, WHO SITS OPPOSITE THEM...
To All the Grandchildren in the World
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This column first appeared shortly after the 9/11 tragedy in 2001. It has run every year since, with the author’s updates.)
To all...
The Applause Inside
Cantankerously Yours
The Applause Inside
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
The following scene includes material from a column I wrote a few years ago. I have since...
Surpassing Abbott & Costello
Cantankerously Yours
Surpassing Abbott & Costello
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
In the 30s and 40s, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were the top two slapstick comedians...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get any Crankier (3)
Cantankerously Yours
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get any Crankier (3)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
It’s all over! My rehabilitation has been completed! I’m finally walking without...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (2)
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (2)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
Have you ever been bewildered? I mean, genuinely bewildered. That is the...