At My Age I Should … Um …
It must have been a boring day today, because I found myself reading this on the website of The Gothamist. My brain immediately seized on possibilities. I am NOT the type of person who acts […]
Author: Kathy Minicozzi
Kathy Minicozzi is an opera singer turned aspiring writer, who lives somewhere in New York City. In other words, she's weird, but harmless. She is the author of "Opera for People Who Don't Like It," in which she turns the world of opera and its performers upside down while, at the same time, making it understandable to non-opera lovers and making everyone laugh.
Fun with Reading
There are two things that budding writers hear all the time: (1) Write what you know;* and (2) You have to do a lot of reading. To most of us, reading is inherently enjoyable. There […]
Secrets of a Slow Writer with ADD
Writers often publish advice about how to write. I’m not going to do that – well, at least not this time. I don’t know what I might do tomorrow, let alone a year or two […]
Awful Lessons Taught by Familiar Stories
There are fairy tales, folk tales, books and movies that have become so familiar to us that they are programmed into our nerve endings. In most cases, we are taught to see positive messages in […]
Dear Hermine
We are flattered that you want to visit our city. However, we would be grateful to you if you would behave like a good tourist. When your cousin Sandy came around here several years ago, […]
The Voice, Italian Style
Inspired by a takeout dinner of fettuccine alla primavera Forget Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. When it comes to Italian and Neapolitan songs, you don’t have to look any farther than me. I […]
Pampering Myself Silly
I would enjoy pedicures if it were not for one thing: my feet are ticklish. I mean paralyze-the-nervous-system ticklish. Yes, they are that bad. So why do I get pedicures, you ask? I have two […]
Life with Harmony the Cat: The Ten Commandments for Humans
My name is Harmony and I am a cat. Now that we have established that, I’ll get to the point. There is a two-legged, mostly hairless creature who lives in my house. I call her […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember
Things to Think About When Voting 1. That guy who told you to vote early and vote often — he was hired by your cousin to get you arrested so that your cousin can get […]
I, Neanderthal
According to the latest scientific findings, almost everyone outside of Sub-Saharan Africa has some Neanderthal in their DNA. I sent my DNA to The National Geographic’s Genographic Project, and, according to my results, I am […]