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It Came From Brooklyn!
Jonathan Lethem’s recent New Yorker piece about Boerum Hill—the Brooklyn neighborhood where he grew up—fascinated me for a few reasons. “A Neighborhood…
Aug 27
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On the Lamb
Weird to think it’s been seven years (cue Jeremy Piven: “Seven! Years!”) since I moved my family from Philly to Southern California. Within days of our…
Aug 8
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Duane Swierczynski
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Mayhem To Go
Since my last newsletter way back in July 2022 I have… (drumroll, please) … written the first draft of a novel; revised the living hell out of that…
May 29
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Duane Swierczynski
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Bodies Everywhere
I know; it’s been a minute. The first half of 2022 has been crazy (but pleasantly) busy. I’ve been working on a crime novel, audio drama scripts, comic…
Jul 17, 2022
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The Ticking of the Grandfather Clock
In early 2001 I was married and living in upstate Pennsylvania and working part time at Men’s Health magazine. The grind was getting to me: three days a…
Feb 4, 2022
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The Polish Death Rule (and Other Holiday Delights)
“Go ahead,” said my mother. “Look.” And there it was: written verification of the Death Rule. It was December 24th, 1990. I was sitting in mom’s…
Dec 24, 2021
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Men of a Meaner Sort
My great-grandfather Anthony Swierczynski had a coronary on a wharf of the Franklin Sugar company on November 26, 1932. There was some confusion about…
Nov 23, 2021
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Introducing Gleeful Mayhem
Duane (sweer-ZIN-ski)'s Newsletter
Oct 28, 2021
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