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January 01, 1990 - February 04, 2013 + Martini Shot
Libel 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060125libel
About ten years ago, I wrote a book that was published in the UK. It was also published here, a little bit later, but...
Act Your Age 
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"I'm sorry," I say into the phone. "I think one of us is going through a bad cell or something. I thought I heard you...
I am a Kurd 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma060104i_am_a_kurd
A friend of mine has just come back from his third (and final) tour of duty in Iraq. He was parked in some pretty scary...
Temper Tantrum 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051228temper_tantrum
I heard this story recently. It-s sort of instructive and cautionary, which makes it appropriate for the end-of-the-year, in--06-I-ll-be-a-better-person kind of New Year-s resolutions...
The Year of No Scented Candles 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051221the_year_of_no_scent
Here-s the problem: it-s about a week until Christmas, and so far the only gifts I-ve received are a box of chocolate mint cookies...
Eating Neatly 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051207eating_neatly
One of the odd things about working on a writing staff of a television show is that you enjoy a kind of closeness with your...
Did They Say Anything? 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051130did_they_say_anythin
This is awkward. In order to tell this story, I have to fudge a little. That's not the awkward part, of course. ...
Houseguests 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051123houseguests
I had houseguests recently, in from New York. You know the kind: sophisticated urban know-it-alls, people who dismissed the celebrity-saturated vibe of Los Angeles...
Put Me on a Ladder 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051116put_me_on_a_ladder
The story goes that halfway through the first script reading for an episode of -Life with Lucy,- Lucille Ball-s final, doomed ABC sit-com in the...
True Story 
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True story. I-m driving in my car. It-s a green Chevy Trailblazer. It-s got a Yale University sticker on the back. ...
What's That Suppose to Mean? 
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A friend of mine just signed a big deal at a studio. He's deserved one for years -- he's a talented, funny, writer but...
I Don't Want to See Your Toes 
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I went shopping last weekend for clothes. I don't know why. I don't need any clothes. I'm a writer, and therefore a creature of habit....
Crazy Crazy 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ma/ma051019crazy_crazy
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. He-s casting a show right now and has a tough decision to make...
Half Empty 
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I have a few friends who have shows on the air right now - shows that have premiered or are about to premiere this season....